Words, acquiring words, that is the core task in language learning. Over the years, I’ve seen all kinds of theories on mastering new words, because learning words is such a big deal... The post Don’t Try to Memorize Vocabulary in a New Language appeared first on The Linguist ..read more

  Justin Sung  offers interesting advice about learning in general on his YouTube channel, particularly regarding the importance of relevance, curiosity and repeated retrieval in learning activity. However, his recent video on... The post Unpacking Justin Sung’s Language Learning Advice: A Critical Analysis appeared first on The Linguist ..read more

Reading is the ‘killer app’ for education, communication, and language acquisition in my opinion. It bridges gaps between cultures, connects us with history, and enhances our linguistic abilities. In this post I share six crucial tips to enhance your reading skills, for language learning and in general.   My 6 Reading Strategies 1. Read A […] The post 6 Brain-Friendly Strategies for Reading in Any Language appeared first on The Linguist ..read more

The most popularly spoken Slavic languages are Russian, Belarusian and Ukrainian in the east, Polish, Czech and Slovakian in the west and then the the languages of the former Yugoslavia in the south. The post Similarities & Differences Between the Slavic Languages appeared first on The Linguist ..read more

Combien de temps faut-il pour apprendre l’espagnol ? Combien de temps faut-il pour apprendre n’importe quelle langue ? J’entends cette question assez souvent. Il n’existe pas de réponse universelle. Cela dépend vraiment de vous. The post Combien De Temps Faut-Il Pour Apprendre l’Espagnol? appeared first on The Linguist ..read more

In 1987, I decided I was going to put forth a major effort to learn German. I’m going to explain that to you in detail.   Long before I decided that I was going to learn German, I did have exposure to the language. My parents were from Czechoslovakia and they spoke German at home, […] The post Want to Learn German? Here’s How I Did It. appeared first on The Linguist ..read more

We live in an age where there are lots of distractions. The multiplicity of media has made it easy to be distracted from whatever task we are engaged with. The post Language Learning Distractions appeared first on The Linguist ..read more

I want to talk about history. Why history? Because history fascinates me. I realize that people watch my videos either because they're working on improving their English or because they find my videos in some way motivating and encouraging and therefore encourages them to continue with learning languages, which in turn motivates me to make more videos. The post My Language Learning Motivation appeared first on The Linguist ..read more

It's not a good idea, in my opinion, to demand grammatical accuracy from language learners in school, because so few of them end up speaking the language. What does it matter whether they are able to nail niceties of grammar at the age of 12? To me, it doesn't matter. If there's some way of making them enjoy the process of language learning so that they expose themselves to the language, they develop some degree of comprehension, they develop a certain level of vocabulary, that's good enough. The post How Should Languages Be Taught in School? appeared first on The Linguist ..read more

What are the main problems that I see amongst language learners? First of all, most people don't realize how long it takes to learn a language. So people get frustrated. They get particularly frustrated when they get to that first level where all of a sudden they know a bunch of words and they realize just how little they know of the whole language. The post Common Language Learning Problems appeared first on The Linguist ..read more