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19May

19 May 2020

How to Learn English Fast

If you really want to learn English fast, here is what you do. This advice is valid for other languages as well. The only difference between English and other languages is that most people learning English have had a lot of classroom instruction, which is not usually the case for learners of other languages. […]

13Mar

13 Mar 2018

English Will Remain The International Language

Learning English, Politics, Travel

The dominant position of English as an international language seems to create controversy in certain circles. Some French people for example, resent the increasing importance of English in the European community. Claude Hagège is a spokesman for this point of view. French used to be the language of diplomacy and the preferred language of international exchange. […]

16Mar

Come to Vancouver and Learn With Me!

Learning Languages

Join me in Vancouver, at our LingQ headquarters, for three months to do the following: - Spend two hours a day studying English with LingQ under my personal guidance. - Spend up to five hours a day of working with our LingQ team in English. - Spend the rest of your time taking advantage of living in an English speaking environment.

09Jul

The Golden Age Of Language Learning

Online Learning

This is a transcript of one of my YouTube Videos – To keep up with my latest thoughts on language learning, subscribe to my YouTube Channel. Hi there, Steve Kaufmann. Today my subject is; The Golden Age of Language Learning. It is something that has dawned on me that we live in The Golden Age of […]

04Jun

What Do You Believe? The Placebo Effect Of Language Learning

Learning Techniques

This is a transcript of one of my YouTube Videos – To keep up with my latest thoughts on language learning, subscribe to my YouTube Channel. Hi There Steve Kaufmann here again to talk about language learning. And I want to talk about something that I often think of and that I have been meaning to […]

14May

Listening And Reading IS Communicating Effectively

Learning Languages, Learning Techniques, Online Learning

This is a transcript of one of my YouTube Videos – To keep up with my latest thoughts on language learning, subscribe to my YouTube Channel. Hi there, Steve Kaufmann. Here I am again in Palm Springs. My wife and I bought a little house here so that we can come here in the winter. We […]

29Apr

Language and culture

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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...

10Oct

An English Learner’s Manifesto

Recommended

Listen to the podcast of this post. Any comments? Have you studied English for many years? Are you still afraid to speak English? Please study this and repeat it to yourself daily. I can be FLUENT in English. My goal is to be FLUENT. My goal is no...

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