Language Learning Mindset: Take Your Time
Everywhere you look, people are selling the dream of instant progress in a new language. There are plenty of videos out there claiming that fluency can be achieved in three to six…
How to Read One Million Words per Year in your Target Language
Reading plays a crucial role in success, both in language learning and in general. In fact, studies have shown that individuals who read well experience greater socioeconomic success. To put it briefly,…
Which Language Should You Learn?
Which language should I study? This is one of the most common questions amongst language learners. Often, we’re torn between choices. For example, you may love the sound of French, but Chinese…
A Guide to French Pronunciation
French was the first language where I was able to transform myself into a fluent speaker of another language, other than English. I love listening to French when it is spoken well….
All You Need to Truly Ace the TOEIC Test
TOEIC, the Test of English for International Communication, is probably the most widely taken test of English language proficiency in the world. TOEIC is taken by around seven million people every year,…
My Method for Learning Languages from Scratch
How do you start a language from scratch? What is your process to learn a language? Obviously, right now I’m focusing on four Slavic languages. I have studied all those four languages…
How to Learn Words
How to Learn Words has been transcribed from Steve’s YouTube channel. The original video was published on November 20, 2012 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here. Today I want to talk…
More Tips for Learning Spanish
If you do enough reading and listening in Spanish, you’re attentive to the language and you occasionally review this kind of explanation, (but rely largely on repeated exposure in different contexts), you will eventually be able to get that natural sense for Spanish verbs and you can master them.
How to Maintain What We’ve Learned
Language and Memory: How to Maintain What We’ve Learned has been transcribed from Steve’s YouTube channel. Original video was published on July 13, 2013 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann. First of all,…
How Our Emotions Influence Our Language Skills
How Our Emotions Influence Our Language Skills has been transcribed from Steve’s YouTube channel. Original video was published on April 2, 2013 Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here. I want to make…
