When Learning A Language: Listen Before You Speak
Listening is the easiest language learning activity to do, anywhere, any time. To be effective, there should be some ability to understand at least some of what you hear.
15 Mars 20228min
How Learning Languages Changed My Life
When I was 17 I essentially spoke only one language, English. Today I speak 20 languages, six of them quite well, six fairly well, and the rest are work in progress. How did that happen?
8 Mars 20225min
John Cena Speaking Mandarin Chinese
We don't need to be perfect to communicate in a foreign language. John Cena doesn't speak perfect Mandarin Chinese, far from it, but he communicates effectively from the heart.
3 Mars 20228min
Is French Difficult?
I love French for its history and cultural influence. For English speakers, or speaker of other Romance languages, the amount of familiar or recognizable vocabulary is a major advantage to learners, d...
25 Feb 20227min
Language Learning Motivation With Will John
Will John of Goluremi Languages is an American polyglot and professional soccer player, who has played in many countries. He grew up in the "heartland" of America. He credits his mother for his intere...
22 Feb 202218min
What Makes English Difficult?
I hear people say their level in English isn’t good. Many have unrealistic expectations. English is an international language of communication. If you can communicate you’re doing just fine.
18 Feb 202212min
LingQ 5.0 What You Should Know
LingQ has been rewritten from scratch. Mark & I discuss new features which make it easier to learn languages and easier for the LingQ team to add additional functions and features to meet member reque...
15 Feb 202223min
The Dead Languages Of The Classic World, Ancient Greek And Latin
Ancient Greece and Rome had an outsized influence on the culture of Europe, and even the world. We may call their languages dead today but they were living languages for much of recent history.
11 Feb 202216min
