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23Feb

23 Feb 2021

The Best Way to Learn New Vocabulary

*** This post is a transcript of a video on my YouTube channel. Studying English? Here’s the transcript as a lesson to study on LingQ. Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here. Today I’m going to talk about vocabulary, words, the most important thing in language learning. Remember if you enjoy these videos, please […]

16Feb

16 Feb 2021

Google Translate Doesn’t Work?

Techniques

I hear all the time that Google Translate doesn’t work. It’s not accurate. It’s this and that. I think Google Translate is a tremendous resource and not only for language learners. It’s not 100% and it’s better for some languages than others, but I find it extremely useful.

09Feb

9 Feb 2021

How to Improve Your English Speaking Skills

Learning English

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.

02Feb

2 Feb 2021

How Long Does It Take to Learn Spanish?

Learning Spanish, like

How long does it take to learn Spanish? How long does it take to learn any language? I hear these questions quite often. There is no simple answer. It is really up to you. The US Foreign Service Language institute published some numbers about how many hours required to learn different languages. For Spanish […]

26Jan

26 Jan 2021

How to Learn a Language On Your Own

Techniques

*** This post is a transcript of a video on my YouTube channel. Studying English? Here’s the transcript as a lesson to study on LingQ. It doesn’t really matter whether you’re at a school or entirely on your own, to my mind, to be a successful language learner you have to be […]

19Jan

19 Jan 2021

Korean vs Japanese vs Chinese

Learning Chinese, Learning Japanese, Learning Korean, like

Korean vs Japanese vs Chinese, ever wonder what the similarities and differences are between these three languages and how should we go about learning them? To what extent can learning one help you with the others? Let me share my experience in learning these three Asian languages. How I Learned Mandarin, Japanese and Korean […]

12Jan

12 Jan 2021

My Language Learning Goals for 2021

Motivation

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.

05Jan

5 Jan 2021

The Best Way to Learn a New Language

Learning Techniques, like

Good language learners notice what is happening in a language. They notice the sounds of the language, and the structure and the vocabulary. They notice as they listen and read. They notice when they use the language. How can we train ourselves in the ability to notice, in order to become good language learners?

29Dec

29 Dec 2020

Languages are for Exploring

Motivation

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.

22Dec

22 Dec 2020

How Do I Maintain My Languages?

Techniques

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?

I speak 20 languages