Language learning drop outs
I had lunch the other day with a college language professor. He told me that the dropout rate for students of Asian languages at his university was very high. Most students who…
I had lunch the other day with a college language professor. He told me that the dropout rate for students of Asian languages at his university was very high. Most students who…
Listening and reading are my favourite learning activities, but the goal is to speak. How do we get to speak and speak well? We need to speak a lot. It can be…
You need a lot of words to function effectively in a language because you need to understand what is said. Work on your passive vocabulary and don’t worry too much about your…
Non ho parlato molto in Italiano, ma ho ascoltato e letto molto, e ho imparato un mucchio di cose.
Some people wanted more details about the language itself. Motivation is key and the rest will follow, but here are some observations about German.
If you aren’t motivated to learn German, it is not difficult to get motivated. Anyone with motivation, can become a good language learner.
Wir lernen Sprachen am besten wenn es macht Spaß. Es muss interessant sein. Für mich war es immer so.
Para mí, esa distinción no es tan importante. El aprendizaje de idiomas es un proceso integral. La escucha y la lectura son actividades de comunicación con el idioma. Son las actividades de…
It takes a long time to learn a language. I have sometimes compared language learning to an upside down hockey stick. There is an initial quick steep climb, followed by a long…
LingQ has obtained permission to use content from Echo Moskvi in our Russian Library. We will be adding lots of their lively interviews to LingQ. They are great for learning Russian and…