The Linguist – Page 2 – For people who love languages, or would but were discouraged…

13Jun

13 Jun 2019

My Language Learning “Credo”

Language learning is a personal activity. I do it for myself. I learn the language for my own reasons and in my own ways. I focus my efforts on those aspects of the language that interest me the most. Confidence, strong motivation and a positive a...

11Jun

11 Jun 2019

The Mind of the Language Learner

Techniques

The Mind of the Language Learner was uploaded onto Steve’s YouTube channel on December 27, 2018 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here still in London enjoying a relaxed Christmas/New Year period with my son and his family, visiting with some of their friends and just enjoying being in London. Today I want to talk about what […]

06Jun

6 Jun 2019

Patience In Language Learning

Learning Languages, Learning Techniques

Patience In Language Learning was uploaded onto Steve’s YouTube channel on August 10, 2015 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here. As you know, I like to talk about language learning. If you enjoy my channel, please subscribe. I try to put out a video at least once a week on tips or experience that I have […]

04Jun

4 Jun 2019

Linguists and Polyglots

Learning Languages

Linguists and Polyglots was uploaded onto Steve’s YouTube channel on May 29, 2012 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here. I’m back from my visit to Rarotonga, New Zealand and Australia and so today I want to talk about linguists because that always generates a lot of controversy. People criticize me for calling speakers of many languages […]

30May

30 May 2019

Common English Mistakes: -ed and -ing Words

Learning English, Techniques

Common English Mistakes: -ed and -ing Words was uploaded onto Steve’s YouTube channel on May 6, 2019 Hi there, Steve here. I’m no longer, for the time being, doing these coaching sessions. The 90-Day Challenge is over. But, today I want to talk about English and I’m going to do a number of videos about […]

28May

28 May 2019

3 Stages of Language Acquisition: How Long Does It Take?

Motivation, Online Learning, Techniques

3 Stages of Language Acquisition was uploaded onto Steve’s YouTube channel on May 13, 2019 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann. Today I want to talk about something that I think is very important, a question that I get all the time, and that is how long does it take to learn a language. I want to […]

23May

23 May 2019

How to Start Learning a New Language: The First Lesson

Techniques

How to Start Learning a New Language was uploaded onto Steve’s YouTube channel on December 23, 2012 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here. It’s the 23rd of December. My wife has been baking cookies and preparing for our Christmas dinner tomorrow night. All day long I’ve been wrapping presents, but I want to talk about something […]

21May

21 May 2019

How Many Words Do We Need to Know?

Recommended

Learning Words – How Many Do We Need To Know? was uploaded onto Steve’s YouTube channel on October 25, 2014 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here again. Today I want to talk about words. It’s a subject that comes up all the time, how many words do we need to know? I guess I have two […]

16May

16 May 2019

Return on Investment: Language Learning Efficiency

Motivation

Return on Investment: Language Learning Efficiency has been transcribed from Steve’s YouTube channel. The original video was published on May 10, 2013 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here. Today I want to talk about return on investment or efficiency in language learning. What do I mean by return on investment? Well, when we learn a […]

14May

14 May 2019

The Details of Language Learning

Learning Languages

The Details of Language Learning has been transcribed from Steve’s YouTube channel. The original video was published on July 30. 2013 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann, today I want to talk a little bit about the details of languages. The reason this comes up is because of the discussion we had when I put up […]