Many people talk about achieving fluency as if it's the most important thing in language learning.And to be fair, there is some truth to this.If you're spending a bunch of time learning a language, ideally you want to be able to use it functionally a...

Language learning is a long game. Unlike what some people will tell you, this isn't something you can pick up in a few months or even a year. If you're really serious about a language, you should be thinking far into the future, probably for the rest...

Back when I was learning languages in school, I remember that grammar was emphasized a lot.And on the surface, there seems to be some logic to this.Grammar is what makes communication understandable between people.Take a look at these two sentences:I...

Learning a language involves picking up a lot of different skills.But for the sake of simplicity, we can condense them down into 4 main pillars. Those are reading, speaking, writing, and listening. While there isn't a single definition of fluency tha...

There's a lot of good information out there on learning languages. Unfortunately, there's a lot of bad stuff too. You could even argue that there's more bad information out there than good information. When I was struggling with language learning, I...

Just about every company under the Sun is incorporating AI in some way, shape or form.And Google is no exception. Heck, they even have their own LLM called Gemini. But that's not what I'm here to talk about today.Instead, I want to put the focus on Y...

Learning a language can feel like a rollercoaster at times.One minute, you might feel on top of the world.Everything seems to be clicking.Perhaps a native speaker complimented you on your skills or you watched a show you've never seen before and you...

One of the handiest features YouTube has is their automatic subtitles. If you've experimented with using them, then you know they're not always the most accurate. Sometimes they're flat-out wrong. YouTube also allows creators to upload their own subt...

Langauge learning involves getting good at a lot of things. There's words, grammar, pronunciation, politeness/etiquette, etc. All of those things are important in their own way. But there's one thing you absolutely need to master if you want to get g...

Jim Camp was considered by many to be the world's most feared negotiator. He's the guy that you call when you need to get a deal done yesterday. While he didn't explicitly teach language learning, he had mentioned something once that could easily be...