How to learn a language with video games

November 4, 2021Posted inPolyglot Secrets
It's common knowledge that you can implement music and movies into your language-learning routine. What is a less common suggestion is video games. They can be very useful tools. We live in a world of an overflow of information, and…

How to deal with polyglot envy

August 26, 2021Posted inPolyglot Secrets
Something really bad is spreading within online language-learning communities, and it's not intentional. In general, the positivity and motivation on langblr, language tumblr, or studygram, study Instagram, are really common. It's good to motivate people to make positive changes to…

How to learn a language with few resources

July 15, 2021Posted inPolyglot Secrets
We learn all kinds of languages. Many people learn languages like Chinese, which has over one billion speakers. Others learn something like Swedish with over 10 million speakers. Both are valid. There is no optimal number of speakers to learn…

How to self-study a language

July 1, 2021Posted inPolyglot Secrets
Usually, I answer a lot of questions from learners about particular difficult points in English. Sometimes, I get a lot of questions from my close friends about how to self-study a language. They think I'm some kind of genius. I'm…