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A busy schedule holds too many people back from learning languages. And not because it means you don’t have time to learn a language. It means you think you don’t have the time to learn a language. Let’s talk about how many hours you should study per day to learn a language. How many hours […]

When you’re learning a new language, you’re not going to be perfect. The problem is, not being perfect and making a ton of mistakes is terrifying. So what do you do when you’re so terrified of making mistakes that you can’t learn a language at all? Don’t be afraid to make mistakes in language learning […]

How to learn grammar you can use You need to work on your foreign language grammar, but the normal grammar drills just aren’t cutting it for you. Let’s talk about how to learn grammar without drills so that you can accomplish your language learning goals. So the things that I’m going to talk about in […]

You want to have fun with languages, but you always get so bored, that you just end up giving up. Let’s talk about why language learning isn’t fun for you and what to do about it instead. Why you’re not having fun with languages So why is language learning so boring for you? Well, there […]

How to learn to speak a different language If you want to learn how to speak a different language, you need active language learning strategies. Let’s talk about what that even means, what strategies you should be looking for, and resource recommendations to help you get those language strategies. First of all, let’s define some […]

How do you learn foreign language vocabulary fast? Let’s talk about the two strategies you need to focus on if you want to learn your foreign language vocabulary quickly and efficiently. Spaced repetition The first strategy that you need to learn foreign language vocabulary fast is called spaced repetition or SRS. Spaced repetition is really […]

How to become an intermediate language learner Anybody can be a beginner language learner, but how do you make that transition to intermediate language learning? Let’s talk about going from beginner to intermediate in learning a language, everything from language apps to go from beginner to intermediate, to what to expect, how to shift your […]

Comprehensible input Comprehensible input is such a buzzword for language learners. Let’s talk about what it actually means, if you need it, and if you do need it, how to get it. What is comprehensible input? In simplest terms, comprehensible input is basically just getting input that you basically understand. So input means you’re listening […]

Watch it on YouTube Read the transcript Can books make you fluent in a new language? Unfortunately, the answer to that question is not as clear-cut as a lot of people would like to think. Let’s talk about what you can expect from learning a language with books, specifically through a very common, very popular […]

Watch it on YouTube Read the transcript One of the easiest ways to learn a language is to make language learning part of something that you already do. Let’s talk about the best Chrome extensions that you can use to learn a language. Language Reactor The first Chrome extension to learn a language that I […]

 Watch it on YouTube Read the transcript Want to know how to learn a language for free? Let’s talk about all the different resources out there for how to learn a language for free online right now. Mango Languages The first way to learn a language for free is Mango Languages. Mango Languages is a […]

Q: how do you convince yourself that you can learn the language? It’s a pretty common issue to feel like you can’t learn a language, and there are many reasons that could contribute to that feeling. Sometimes it’s because teachers or friends have discouraged you, or maybe you’ve had some unsuccessful attempts in the past. […]