If you’re learning English, what are the cultural effects of that growth? Many of The Linguist’s learners are from Asian countries, so I found this blog posting about culture interesting. It’s mainly relevant to those who have actually left their …
North Korea & English
South Korea has long been a hotbed of Asian interest in learning English, probably mostly due to the United States’ history in that country. But what about North Korea? Could English get big in North Korea too? The number of North Koreans who took…
Using movies to learn English
I’ve talked before about using music to help learn English, but just saw a blog posting on learning a language via movies. It’s an interesting idea … not only is it fun, and you can hear native speakers speak the language you’re learning the way…
iTunes Podcast Search is Wonky
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been putting together a podcast with the contributions of a bunch of people at The Linguist. It’s fun, easy, and now that Apple’s iTunes supports podcasts, it’s easy for average people to subscribe, too. But there’s s…
Contest: The Linguist Challenge
Over the next 13 weeks, The Linguist is challenging all English learners to give us a shot – and there’s tons of prizes to be won. Check out the whole story here, on Steve’s blog. Free books, free memberships, yum!
Tony’s blog updated
Tony is one of our clients in Taiwan, and he’s writing a blog detailing some of his experiences while learning English. If you can read Cantonese, check it out.
Keys to English Success
How did you learn your native language? That’s one of the questions that Steve Kaufmann asked himself when he designed The Linguist’s advanced English language learning system. We teach English via a lot of listening, a lot of reading (with audio)…
by Kindrey Doyle: Another Rainy Summer Day
This is part of a continuing series of podcasts aimed at English learners all over the world. Both audio and full text are available, and you can access our podcasts on iTunes right here. Click to get the podcast Full text: We’re having one of the…
by Steve Kaufmann: Off to Europe
This is an excerpt from Steve’s book, in which he describes how he started on the path of The Linguist. Click to get the podcast Get full text My Adventure Begins The success of my efforts in Montreal made me more committed to mastering French and…
Live on iTunes
It’s alive. Click on the pic: Now you can subscribe to all of The Linguist’s upcoming podcasts in one convenient place!