Can I become fluent in a foreign language? If your answer to this question is no, then you are best to stop trying. If you don’t believe that you can reach the destination in your journey, why start? On the other hand, if you believe you can become fluent in a foreign language, you are well on your way to achieving fluency.
Si vous voulez vraiment apprendre l’anglais rapidement, voici ce que vous devez faire. Le conseil fonctionne aussi pour d’autres langues. La seule différence entre l’anglais et d’autres langues est que la plupart…
Wenn du wirklich schnell Englisch lernen möchtest, solltest meinen Tipps in diesem Artikel folgen. Diese gelten genauso auch für andere Sprachen. Der einzige Unterschied zwischen Englisch und anderen Sprachen liegt darin, dass…
I have talked in the past about some of the major technical advances that have improved language learning, for example, mp3 technology. Fifty years ago I would listen to an open…
I lived in Hong Kong from ’68 to ’70, two and a half years, but my main task for the first year there was to learn Mandarin. Thereafter I worked at the…
Breaking News –Special Report: A new way of recording and transmitting information has been discovered, even more convenient than mp3 technology. It’s called reading, yes, writing things down for others to read!…
I was born in Sweden. I lived there until I was five. I imagine that I only spoke the Swedish language for that period. I have no recollection of transitioning from Swedish…
Today, I’m going to talk about speaking like a native, sounding like a native, because it’s a discussion that showed up sort of in response to my latest video, which I…
Successful language learning doesn’t depend on the study and grammar nor writing tests like TOEIC and TOEFL, although these are popular in Japan. What is needed is sustained engagement with compelling and…
Some people will say, geez Steve, you used to say you should focus entirely on one language. I did used to say that, but a number of things have changed. …
