Languages and wine-sound only
And here is the podcast
Megan, a language enthusiast.
Continuing in the series of discussions about how people learn languages, here is my discussion with Megan, where we compare our approaches to our favourite activity. — @ WiseStamp Signature. Get it now
Official language bureaucracy again
I spoke to an immigrant to Canada today, a lady from South America. She spoke excellent English. She managed to combine Canadian intonation with a noticeable but charming Spanish lilt. Her choice of words was definitely that of an educated person….
What does “speaking a language” mean, and more
How much can we learn in two months? What does “speaking a language” mean, and more. A discussion with Sean of Edufire.
When to start speaking in a language – the podcast.
For those of you who prefer to listen rather than watch videos, here is the podcast on the subject of when to start speaking when we are learning a language.
If I were a language teacher.
Here is what I would do if I were a language teacher. This is in response to Jacob who wanted some more constructive comments on how to handle language teaching in a classroom environment.
The internet, the iPhone, the iPad other new gadgets and language learning. What do you use?
The internet, the iPod, and other new gadgets, and the programs being developed for them are gong to change how we learn, and especially, how we learn languages.I am looking for ideas.a) the keeners, or early adopters How do you use modern informa…
Benny the Irish Polyglot
Are any of you familiar with Benny the Irish polyglot and his website and language learning approach? I hope to have a discussion with him about where we agree and where we disagree in our approaches to language learning. I would be interested in …
The three keys to language learning success – the transcript
I posted the podcast here earlier. Here is the transcript. I will also be putting it into the library at LingQ.
Is German ugly?
Over at Lexiophiles there was an article about the decline of German as a second language in French schools. I made the following comment.L’appetit vient en mangeant. If people can just get started in a language it soon becomes attractive. I suspe…
