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How to Build a Step By Step Language Study Plan

How to Build a Step By Step Language Study Plan

The biggest thing in a study plan is that you want to develop new habits. I’ve said many times that language learning is a matter of attitude and spending the time with the language. So we want to have habits that reinforce a positive attitude that give us a sense of success.

How to Improve Your English Speaking Skills

How to Improve Your English Speaking Skills

People learning all kinds of languages find them selves in a situation where they feel frustrated that they aren’t able to say more. And they feel that their comprehension is better than their ability to speak. So I want to talk a little bit about what we can do to improve our speaking skills with specific reference to English.

My Language Learning Goals for 2021

My Language Learning Goals for 2021

Let me share a little bit about what I would like to see in the year 2021. First of all, in so far as learning languages, I’m going to continue with Persian and Arabic. And at some point I will refresh and try to get back into Turkish.

Languages are for Exploring

Languages are for Exploring

I’ve started reading about the history of Iran. Also at LingQ we have Sahra in Iran who has created a series of 26 episodes which I’m now going through. I’ve gone to episode seven of the history of Iran with circling questions. 

How Do I Maintain My Languages?

How Do I Maintain My Languages?

I often get asked the question, how do I maintain my languages? You know, I’ve learned so many languages, more or less up to 21. I don’t know them all equally well, obviously. So how do I maintain them?

Change is the Only Constant in Language Learning

Change is the Only Constant in Language Learning

I may not be aware of having changed, but then if I go back to when I started with Arabic, it was just noise to me. The writing system was meaningless to me, and now I’m able to read, I’m able to hear and understand a lot. So there is this gradual, almost imperceptible change.

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I've been learning languages for over 50 years and I've tried all kinds of approaches.

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