What Matters the Most in Language Learning has been transcribed fromĀ Steve’s YouTube channel. You can download the audio and study the transcript as a lesson atĀ LingQ. Hi there, Steve Kaufmann here. Today…
Why is Motivation Important When it Comes to Learning Languages? has been transcribed fromĀ Steve’s YouTube channel. You can download the audio and study the transcript as a lesson atĀ LingQ. Hi there, Steve…
I did not become fluent in five days in Prague. However, I improved tremendously. I am comfortable in Czech. I read, I listen and understand. I can take part in a conversation but stumble here and there. I will post a video of an interview next we…
I studied Czech a few years ago so my statistics at LingQ for that language are not current. However, the statistics from my recent Polish challenge illustrate the fact that we can learn or add to our āknown wordsā total well over 100 words a day. In fact in the case of Polish (since I know other Slavic languages) it is over 300 words a day. You can learn 100 words a day, if you are willing to put in the time.
I had lunch earlier this week with a college professor who is head of the Asian language department in a large university here in Vancouver. He told me that a majority of…
There are many reasons we might decide to try to learn another language. We might need the language for study or work purposes, to communicate with family or friends or to connect with the culture of the country where the language is spoken.
I must admit, I am motivated initially just by the possibility of accessing a new culture, with all that that can bring me in terms of learning about another country, its people and its history.
Making mistakes in language learning is not only necessary, it is a good sign. If you are not making mistakes you are not trying hard enough to use the language.
I have been asked to redo the recording for this podcast that I did over two years ago. Here it is again. This evening I have to give a short talk in Japanese to about 30 members of the Japan-Canada Chamber of Commerce. I am a Director of this Cha…
Independent learning is the most important issue in education today, and in many ways the most elusive or difficult issue to deal with. Ā More than class size, teacher accreditation, or the latest…
Storytelling is a powerful engine of Ā language acquisition. Apparently Blaine Ray, the originator of TPRS (Teaching Proficiency through Reading and Storytelling), was also the first person to create these circling stories that…
