Learning How to Learn: A Polyglot's Opinion
In order to be successful language learners, it can help to have some sense of the learning process, what is actually going on in our brains. This can determine our learning activities and our expecta...
20 Mars 20219min
Chinese Vs Japanese Vs Korean: Learning Experience
Three major East Asian languages, Chinese, Japanese and Korean share a lot of vocabulary, history and culture and yet each one is distinctive, and well worth learning. ___ Study a language on LingQ: ...
16 Mars 202120min
How Hard Is It to Learn English? Interview with @ゆじー/Yuzzy
Here I interview Yuzzy, a Japanese exchange student at a high school in England. I ask him what he finds most difficult in English, and he doesn't know. He doesn't worry about the details. He has just...
10 Mars 202121min
How I Learned Spanish
I don't worry about how well I speak Spanish, nor about the mistakes I make. I can't control how others react to my Spanish. I can only control how I feel about using the language, and these are feeli...
1 Mars 202111min
How to Become Great at Public Speaking in Your Target Language
Many people attend Toastmasters sessions to practice their public speaking skills, to practice a foreign language or to meet people. Here are some ideas on how to organize your thoughts. Study a lang...
22 Feb 202110min
Is It Hard To Learn Japanese?
Japanese can take longer to learn than some European languages, but it isn’t inherently difficult. In fact, I found Japanese to be a forgiving language, one where it’s harder to make mistakes. Study ...
19 Feb 202114min
Learn A New Language While You Sleep: Is It Possible?
Learning a language while sleeping is sometimes hopefully offered as an effortless way to learn languages. I have not seen evidence that this works, or is even possible. ___ Study a language on LingQ...
15 Feb 20215min
The Best Way To Learn New Vocabulary
There’s an abundance of academic studies about vocabulary, what words do and how they’re acquired. But it’s really quite simple: listen and read and your vocabulary will grow! Study a language on Lin...
8 Feb 202110min
