I have had some conceptions about language learning, but lately, as I have been reading some resources about it, I have come across conflicting ideas. They brought these issues to my attention and now I am not sure which side to believe. The debates will probably persist, but I share with you what they are.
7 Language Learning Myths
Here I share the 7 Language Learning Myths that unfortunately persist all the time on the internet. Do you believe in any?
Courage
This post is a reflection on the need for courage in language learning.
Language Learning Success Stories: People who have learned languages in a limited amount of time
Learning languages in a limited amount of time – is it possible? Well, some people do it. I want to share with you some of their stories.
Good Teaching: Should You Try To Make The Word Patterns You Ask Make Sense?
A small reflection on how language teaching should use materials and examples that are concrete and make sense to learners.
How Much To Learn Before Practicing A Language?
This posts concerns the aspects of a language you should learn before going ahead and practicing it.
“I wanna know a lot of languages. Where do I start?”
How to start on your path to learning many languages and becoming a polyglot? I provide some tips, the main of which is one: start with Esperanto!
Is Just Listening to the Language Enough to Learn It?
Is lots of listening input an efficient way to learn a language? I share my take on it.
Teaching: How Should it Go About?
What’s the proper way to teach something? This is the question that I have been thinking about lately and I will give my take on it.
The raison d’être of multilingualism: why learn languages?
This post attempts to get at the why rather than the how of language learning. Let’s discuss.