056: Do I have to travel to learn a language?
I answer the common question: "Do I need to travel to learn a language? In this episode: Against traveling: As a tourist, you will often find you are spoken to mostly in English Even if you are able ...
20 Okt 201512min
055: Polyglot Conference 2015 NYC
Last weekend saw the Polyglot Conference 2015 take place in NYC. In this episode I sit down with two of the organisers, Richard Simcott and Alex Rawlings to reflect on the event. In this episode: The...
15 Okt 201511min
054: I'm reluctant to give up a language
Hugh asks: "I'm trying to learn four languages, but I don't want to give any up. What should I do?" In this episode: The difficulty of learning 4 languages How to choose one language How choosing one...
8 Okt 20159min
053: Starting to speak with limited vocabulary
Lanae asks: "I'm learning Japanese, but all the vocabulary I've learnt from books has been on restaurant vocabulary etc. How can I start speaking when I don't know enough to talk?" In this episode: Y...
6 Okt 201513min
052: Can technology help you learn a language? (2/2)
In this episode, myself and Luca Lampariello discuss the question: "Can technology help you learn a language?" This is a conversation in two parts. For the first half of the discussion, see episode 51...
1 Okt 201514min
051: Can technology help you learn a language? (1/2)
In this episode, myself and Luca Lampariello discuss the question: "Can technology help you learn a language?" This is a conversation in two parts. For the second half of the discussion, see episode 5...
29 Sep 201516min
050: I'm too busy to learn a language (3/3)
In the last of a three-part series, I answer the question: "I'm simply too busy to learn languages. How can I find the time?" In this episode: The power of tiny How I learnt Cantonese during an extre...
24 Sep 201511min
049: I'm too busy to learn a language (2/3)
In the second of a three-part episode, I answer the question: "I'm simply too busy to learn languages. How can I find the time?" In this episode: How to use the power of the "One Thing" to make massi...
22 Sep 20159min
