My Language Learning New Years Resolutions 2023
In the coming year I want to follow my own advice and make sure I enjoy my language learning activities without worrying about how much I am improving. That’s my major New Year’s resolution.
3 Jan 20238min
In Language Learning Do It WRONG The First Time
We shouldn’t penalize people for getting things wrong in language learning. Maybe we congratulate them instead and encourage them to keep on getting things wrong, because eventually, with enough expos...
1 Jan 20236min
Why It’s Hard To Learn Similar Things When Learning A New Language
I find it easier to learn things that are different from each other in a new language. Take colours for example. If I can space the colours or connect them to something else, like a plant or a shirt, ...
29 Dec 20225min
Monolingual Child to Polyglot Adult: Stefani’s Journey
Stefani is fluent in five languages, intermediate in three others and learning two more. She is yet another outstanding polyglot who proves that you can grow up in a monolingual family and become an a...
22 Dec 202214min
Speak Your Way To Fluency
To speak well in a language we’re learning, we need to speak a lot. This requires strategy. We need to first build up our comprehension and vocabulary. Then we need to find or create environments that...
20 Dec 20226min
Can Writing By Hand Help You Learn A Language Faster?
Writing is a great way to improve your skills and comprehension, but particularly your ability to output, to speak. To write you need to look words up, so it’s an assist to get to speaking. Do you agr...
16 Dec 202213min
7 Reasons To Learn Languages
Aristotle's Metaphysics begins: "All men by nature desire to know". Languages are among the most useful and rewarding things we can learn and get to know. I discuss this in this video.
14 Dec 20229min
How Close Are Ukrainian And Russian?
Ksenia, from Russia, learned Ukrainian in Ukraine. I asked her how much Ukrainian a Russian speaker, with no previous exposure, understands. Answer: 40%.
9 Dec 202220min
