Last week the Canadian city of Montreal hosted the 2017 LangFest, a gathering of language enthusiasts from all over the world. The event was jam-packed with interesting talks on topics …
This week I thought I’d write something a little different. As you may know by now, I write this blog to keep myself – and hopefully anyone who reads it …
Years and years ago I watched an episode of South Park – the cartoon about four American middle-school boys that are incredibly rude, but also very insightful. The episode was …
A few years ago the British Council started a project called the 1000 word challenge. They did this in the hope that more people in Britain would try to learn at …
LingQ co-founder Steve Kaufmann has a nickname in the language learning community: The Godfather. He earned it by being one of the first to build a presence online via his popular …
Learning new languages is easier if we make the process fun. Of course, it can’t always be a fun and games. There have to be times when we struggle, convince ourselves …
Learning a language is an epic quest. In the beginning you move quickly, gaining words and phrases daily. It feels good to see progress week to week. From not being …
There are many schools of thought on how to expand your vocabulary in a language you’re learning. Should you try to memorize lists of words and their variations with flashcards? …
A little motivation goes a long way when learning a new language. We can get this motivation from many different places: books, teachers, friends and family who speak the language we …
Are you a defender, an entertainer or a mediator? Those of you well-versed in personality testing will know what I’m getting at: the 16 Myers-Briggs types. If you haven’t heard …
