In this episode I cover which languages Busuu offers, how their language courses are structured, what makes Busuu different from other apps (particularly Duolingo), and my personal likes and dislikes related to the app ..read more

In this episode, based on recent personal experience, I advocate maintaining a language study routine that encompasses all four major aspects of language: reading, listening, speaking, and writing ..read more

In this episode, I lay out the method I use to best ensure that I retain as much vocabulary as possible while I read materials in one of my target languages ..read more

In this episode, I outline a method I use to organize and retain vocabulary into my long-term memory.  I am confident that if you follow the steps in this method, you will be able to add many, many new words into your target-language vocabulary ..read more

In this episode, I look back at my goals for language-learning in 2022 and how well I met those goals.  Then I discuss what my language-learning goals are for 2023 ..read more

In this episode, I discuss, largely based on my own (extensive) personal experience, why it may or may not be a good idea to study several languages at once, depending on the language learner ..read more

In this episode, I discuss the so-called 'intermediate plateau' in language-learning, its cause, and several ways to overcome it ..read more

In this episode, I discuss the advantages and disadvantages of learning multiple closely-related languages at the same time ..read more

In this episode, I recommend French Short Stories For Intermediate Level, a 3-volume series by Frederic Bibard, Intermediate French Short Stories by LingoMastery, Short Stories in French and 101 Conversations in Simple/Intermediate French by Olly Richards, Le Petit Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, L'etranger by Albert Camus, and Harry Potter à L'École des Sorciers (French version) by J.K. Rowling ..read more

In this episode, I cover five Youtube Channels (Easy French, Français Authentique, Parapluie French, French with Pascal, and C'est pas Sorcier) and four podcasts (Inner French, Français avec Yasmine, Français Authentique, and Français avec Fluidite ..read more