Noticing in language learning
How do we get better at noticing when we learn languages? Here are some examples from my current experience with Portuguese.
How do we get better at noticing when we learn languages? Here are some examples from my current experience with Portuguese.
Yet another thread at LingQ on vocabulary learning. I am quoted as having said the following: “To me a word is like a person you get to know and who is going…
What is the average number of words you can learn a day? This is the title of an interesting thread at our LingQ Forum. I also did a video on this subject that…
Much like te amo vs te quiero, one of the fine points of Spanish is deciding when to use “ser” or “estar” . Both verbs mean “to be”. If you Google “ser…
I am a fan of online learning for languages. Without the Internet I could not have advanced so quickly in Romanian and Czech, for example. But online learning can have its problems….
Our motivation is what determines success or failure in language learning. So what motivates us to learn different languages? For myself over the last few years, I can see a variety of…
Babel No More by Michael Erard is described on the front cover as “the search for the world’s most extraordinary language learners.” The book is well written, like an adventure or treasure hunt. A number of well known speakers of many languages, h…
I am just back from China and 20% of the weight in my suitcase consists of audiobook CDs that I bought there. History, philosophy, literature, lots!!, in Mandarin and Cantonese. Some even have the text on the CD. My Czech learning has been brought…
We all have the feeling, at times, that we are not progressing, despite our efforts. I often feel this way, but I don’t mind since I enjoy interacting with the language while learning, while reading, or listening or whatever I am able to do in the…
Language and culture are at the core of education, or should be. With all the debate about language learning methods, the definition of “linguist”, input versus output versus grammar, the role of the Internet etc. it is sometimes useful to take st…
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