Archive - How Do You Say...?

Intensive vs extensive reading in language learning

Reading in your target language should be like Goldilocks - not too easy and not too hard.

Mar 21, 2022 •

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How to read in your target language

Turns out, it's not like learning to read as a kid.

Mar 7, 2022 •

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February 2022

What kind of language class is right for you?

A guide to balancing the many factors that can make or break your language learning experience

Feb 28, 2022 •

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How to find your perfect language teacher

“When the student is ready, the teacher will appear.” Or so they say. We haven’t found this to be the case.

Feb 21, 2022 •

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How emotions affect how we learn language

Language learning can be surprisingly emotional

Feb 14, 2022 •

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Is your attitude holding you back in learning a language?

How past experiences, beliefs, pride, and identity can all conspire against you...and what to do about it!

Feb 7, 2022 •

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January 2022

Why you keep giving up on language learning... and how to stop

It's all about the motivation, baby

Jan 31, 2022 •

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Could this input BE any more comprehensible?

How to activate your mind’s natural ability to pick up languages.

Jan 24, 2022 •

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The magic ingredient for language acquisition

When was the last time you saw a five-year-old studying verb charts?

Jan 17, 2022 •

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Why do we keep failing at learning languages?

Or...how you can spend a decade learning a language at school and barely hold a conversation.

Jan 10, 2022 •

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How to learn a language for good this time

This year, let’s make a language learner out of you. This is a newsletter about the science and practice of language learning.

Jan 3, 2022 •

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