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Upcoming test and final goal for German 17 Aug 2013 | 02:19 am
I haven't written as much here about it, but German has been going fairly well for me so far -- or at least I feel very positive about it. But that confidence will be put to a test next week when I ar...
Learn faster by filtering your influences 10 Jul 2013 | 10:54 pm
The topic of "language learning" is very broad, which often leads to frustrating conflicts in methods, learning styles, and advice. Therefore, one of the most difficult aspects of learning a language ...
Read! 3 Jun 2013 | 06:34 pm
In my last post, I promised to summarize the methods that have proven to work best for me in learning a new language. As I wrote that post, the one thing that stood out most strongly in my mind was ac...
Those tricky confirmation biases 3 May 2013 | 07:20 pm
I'm seeing this theme a lot in recent events in life, and found it neatly tied together in language learning. For those not already familiar with confirmation bias, it's that all-too-human tendency to...
Compromising who you are 25 Apr 2013 | 09:41 pm
This isn't directly about languages, but it's about something we all have to face at times in our lives. I've generally tried to keep this blog centered on topics specific to language learning (hence ...
Don't let schools set your pace 23 Apr 2013 | 06:22 pm
Two years of high school German is enough to know the basics of how the language works and to think you know a thing or two. But it's also enough to realize how big a task it is to be fluent, and how ...
Hardship breeds strength 16 Apr 2013 | 10:25 am
In my last post I mentioned the fact that the last year has seen a lot of difficulties for me. But I don't count it as an entirely bad experience. In fact, in a lot of ways, I count it as a rather goo...
Rediscovering focus 12 Apr 2013 | 11:18 am
After a long break, I'm back at it. Life hit me hard last year in several ways, and I won't get into all the details, but these are the setbacks we all face from time to time. The important thing is ...
They're all lying! Language learning is NOT easy! 8 Apr 2013 | 10:26 pm
You've probably reached this point, right? You read the blogs, you follow the folks on twitter, you keep a positive attitude, all in the hopes that what these people are saying is really true... that...
Learning to play a new instrument 20 Aug 2012 | 07:00 pm
I recently bought a concertina. It was sort of a whim — in fact, I had never even heard of a concertina before, and upon my first day learning what it is, I did some research and ordered one with over...
