“5 Ways” Learning Tips
I’m Dr. Michael Rost. I’m a linguist and a language teacher, and a researcher. Over the course of my career I’ve had the opportunity to observe many different learners, in many different countries. As you probably know, language learning is not easy – in fact, most learners do not reach a high level of fluency. Language learning for most learners is hard work – and of course they get a lot of benefits from studying a new language!
I’m Dr. Michael Rost. I’m a linguist and a language teacher, and a researcher. Over the course of my career I’ve had the opportunity to observe many different learners, in many different countries. What is it that successful learners do?
If the language you are learning has a rolled ‘r’ sound, some of you have already given up perhaps thinking that they simply can’t succeed. Words with rolling Rs can be impossible until you learn how to do it. Then it becomes a piece of cake. One of the best methods is by vibrating your […]
As you know, every hour counts. It’s important to study consistently and to dedicate a large enough block that you can focus on actually apprehending something substantial. Because of this, we recommend you dedicate at least 20 minutes a day to studying. If you can, ideal is an hour. If you have more time, then […]
Using languages as your career is very doable, however, be warned: in terms of time spent versus expected increase in income, languages are not particularly efficient, and are notably worse than something like a programming language. For this reason, while there is an expected increase in income for the right type of work, people learning […]
Our language learners often ask: Will I mix my languages up if I pick up a new one? Although personal experiences always vary, human beings are designed to be good at ‘code switching’, and confusing your two languages is almost never as big a deal as it appears. If your goal is fast fluency, then […]
People who know a very large number of languages aren’t likely to be fluent in the majority of them by most people’s standards. There are rare individuals who dedicate their life to language-learning who achieve a high level in a large number of languages, but they are the exception. Importantly, these people are not savant-like. […]
While some languages can be harder for a given native speaker, at the same time there will be speakers of other languages who will have an easier time. An Englishman may struggle with tones in the Vietnamese language, while a native speaker of Cantonese may feel right at home. Some languages do take significantly more […]
Reaching a conversational level initially looks like learning a language normally, so it will be good to familiarise yourself with the main ideas. Any good language learning advice will tell you to emphasise using comprehensible input (texts and audio) as much as possible, and this is something you should do. Where this technique differs is, […]
A word doesn’t necessarily belong to a particular part of speech. Depending on how it is used in a sentence, a word can belong to more than one part of speech. For example, word view can be an adverb, a verb, a preposition, or an adjective: We view these protests as mere publicity stunt. [Verb]
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