For people who love languages, or would but were discouraged.

The other day someone asked me if we had scenarios at The Linguist. He meant do we have scripted scenarios of dialogues at the bank, at the train station etc.. I said no. The scenario approach is like so much else in language training; a vain atte...

The boring nature of most learner content is a real problem in language learning. Going after interesting content is often too difficult because there are too many new words and phrases. What can we do? While some learners like dictionaries, I do ...

Attitude is key in language learning. I say it accounts for 70% of a person's success in learning a new language. I discuss the many different aspects of a successful language learner's attitude in my book, The Linguist, available form our website...