How To Improve Your Speaking Skills
Originally posted on polyglot and LingQ cofounder Steve Kaufmann’s language learning blog at The Linguist. You are unlikely to learn to speak a new language perfectly, but perfection should not …
Originally posted on polyglot and LingQ cofounder Steve Kaufmann’s language learning blog at The Linguist. You are unlikely to learn to speak a new language perfectly, but perfection should not …
Is foreign travel a condition of language learning? Can we learn to become fluent without ever leaving our home?
We often hear of language learning techniques that enable you to learn a language in a short period of time, 10 days, three months, etc. Do you think this is …
Do some people just have that talent for language learning, while others don’t? People often tell me that they don’t have the talent for language learning. I usually interpret …
I know you have read a lot of the works of Stephen Krashen. What does he mean by the affective filter? I believe this refers to anything that creates tension …
I know you always talk about the importance of input in language learning, but how important is it to speak when learning a language? It is very important to speak …
How important is a teacher in the language learning process? This depends on the motivation of the learner. The most important factor in language learning success is the motivation of …
Why do you think language instruction in Canadian schools is so unsuccessful? Essentially the main language taught in the English Canadian school system is French. Very few students who graduate …
Steve, co-founder of LingQ, operates a blog and YouTube channel where he shares useful language learning tips for free. Take a look below at his recent posts and videos over …
Curious about how to learn vocabulary, what it’s like to learn a dozen languages or whether children are better than adults at learning languages? Throughout the month of June, LingQ …
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