Linguisticator's Blog
Sports Training and Language Training
Last night, the summer Olympics came to a close here in London. It's been an amazing experience being in London during the games. The atmosphere has been incredible, and the...
Sports Training and Language Training
Last night, the summer Olympics came to a close here in London. It's been an amazing experience being in London during the games. The atmosphere has been incredible, and the...
Why Don't They Teach This in School?
A new subscriber called me the other night, very enthusiastic about the program. "Why don't they teach language like this in school?" he asked. It's a simple question, and one...
Why Don't They Teach This in School?
A new subscriber called me the other night, very enthusiastic about the program. "Why don't they teach language like this in school?" he asked. It's a simple question, and one...
The Native Speaker Fallacy
Many people, especially when starting out with a new language, are eager to get a “native speaker†to teach them. While you will eventually want to be able to communicate...
The Native Speaker Fallacy
Many people, especially when starting out with a new language, are eager to get a “native speaker†to teach them. While you will eventually want to be able to communicate...
The Difficulty of Process
Last week I wrote about what makes a language difficult to learn. The post was intended to deal with the topic of what makes one language more difficult than another...
The Difficulty of Process
Last week I wrote about what makes a language difficult to learn. The post was intended to deal with the topic of what makes one language more difficult than another...
What Makes a Language "Difficult"?
I hear it all the time: "Oh, Japanese, that's really hard" or "Arabic? Isn't that supposed to be impossible to learn?" So many people have asked me: "What is the...
What Makes a Language "Difficult"?
I hear it all the time: "Oh, Japanese, that's really hard" or "Arabic? Isn't that supposed to be impossible to learn?" So many people have asked me: "What is the...
Morphology and Syntax – The Foundation
I've had another question come in that's worth answering here on the blog: what are morphology and syntax?Morphology and syntax are absolutely essential concepts when it comes to language learning....
Morphology and Syntax – The Foundation
I've had another question come in that's worth answering here on the blog: what are morphology and syntax?Morphology and syntax are absolutely essential concepts when it comes to language learning....