Pimsleur

Long before Duolingo was ever a thing, there was a language learning method known as the Pimsleur Method. The method bares the name of its creator, Dr. Paul Pimsleur, and it's based on his research on how adults acquire speech. Each lesson lasts abou...

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Sep 23, 2025
When language learning is the most challenging

We all know language learning is not all sunshine and rainbows.Sure, there are some satisfying moments like when you can finally understand native-level content.However, if you're not prepared for the challenges, they can potentially knock you off co...

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Sep 22, 2025
How to pronounce the French Alphabet

If you've been following me for a while, then you know that French is one of the main languages I'm focusing on. However, out of all the languages I'm learning, French is by far, the most difficult one for me. I do have good reasons for learning it....

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Sep 19, 2025
The worst language learning advice

Recently on Reddit, someone had asked what's the worst language advice you've ever heard. There's a lot of bad advice floating around out here so I browsed some of the responses to see what people had to say. I'll be going over a few in no particular...

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Sep 18, 2025
Why Duolingo Doesn't Work

I was chatting with someone in my Discord server the other day and they told me they had been using the Duolingo app for about 2 years to learn Esperanto but still couldn't hold a conversation. That surprised me for 2 reasons. Firstly, the Duolingo E...

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Sep 17, 2025
New Blog Post: Best Language Learning Apps

Language Learning apps are everywhere. And they come in many different flavors. Some apps specialize in one particular language or family of languages while others have taken a much broader approach. It can be a bit difficult to say which apps are th...

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Sep 16, 2025
On learning a language later in life

Like many people born in the United States, I started learning languages in Elementary School. The classes weren't all that interesting. And I barely remembered anything after it was all said and done. After I finished school, I tried learning langua...

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Sep 15, 2025
How Comprehensible Input Works

Lots of language learners rave about Comprehensible Input.But is it all hype or is there something to it?Allow me to explain.If you haven't read the article I wrote on my blog, in a nutshell, Comprehensible Input (or CI for short) is input that's und...

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Sep 12, 2025
The Alex Hormozi School of Language Learning

If you're in the business space, you might've heard about Alex Hormozi. He originally got his start in building gym businesses but these days he focuses on investing and scaling companies with his wife, Leila Hormozi, in his current business Acquisti...

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Sep 11, 2025
Language Learning for English Speakers

Learning a language as an English speaker is a rather unique experience. Many language learning apps and services cater to English speakers and more keep coming out every year. It's enough to make your head spin. I used to wander around in confusion...

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Sep 10, 2025