Like most adults, I have a lot of things going on in my life.I may not have a wife or kids, but I do manage to keep myself busy.For example, I currently have a full-time job, I do language learning and of course I have my business that I'm working on...
Words are a pretty big deal when it comes to language learning. I've once heard words described as "the soul of a language" and I think there's some truth to that. Imagine trying to speak to someone without words or their equivalent (think "character...
Speaking is one of the most challenging things you'll do when it comes to learning your target language. Especially at the beginning. I remember taking my first steps speaking Esperanto after consuming hundreds of hours of input and it felt incredibl...
If you've been on my list for a while, then you might know that I'm a big fan of Spanish and French. Both of these languages are near and dear to my heart for different reasons. In regards to French, I have many family members that speak French, incl...
It can be pretty challenging at times to tell if you're getting better at your target language or not. You're putting in the time. You're being consistent. You're pushing yourself every day. But are you actually getting better?The rate at which you i...
According to a recent article, language learning and translation rank among the top use cases of Copilot. While it's true that Copilot is not built specifically for language learning, it seems to have a broad enough application that people feel comfo...
The beginning is often the hardest. And this is especially true when it comes to language learning. Perhaps you have some vague idea of what you want to accomplish in language learning or maybe you have no idea at all. Whatever the case is, you want...
In language learning, there are roughly 2 broad approaches you can take to studying.You can study for short periods of time every day (say 15–30 minutes at a time), or you can do longer sessions (i.e. 60 minutes or so) a few times per week.Which one...
It's a proven fact that people who set goals for themselves tend to be more successful than those who don't. And it kinda makes sense if you think about it. There's a quote that's often attributed to Lewis Carroll, although inaccurate, which states,...
I was hanging out in the Refold Discord server the other day and came across an interesting interaction. One person had mentioned that some people are worse at learning a language simply because they're not as interested in it. Another one replied th...
