Can Adults Learn a New Language? Posted by Sean Young on Jun 27, 2012 in Archived Posts
Have you ever heard of Joseph Caspar Mezzofanti? He was an Italian cardinal who spoke almost 40 languages fluently when he passed away in 1849. How about you – do you know another language? Many adults I’ve spoken to have stated many reasons why they are not learning, or they only know one (their…
HELP! I can’t understand a word! Posted by Sean Young on May 30, 2012 in Archived Posts
In the beginning stages of language learning, getting that one sentence out in another language and having it understood by the native speaker can be thrilling. You’ve established communication! But then, you hear the reply and all you hear is a bunch of sounds spoken at rapid speed that makes your head spin. What happened?…
Use A Learning Notebook Posted by Sean Young on Apr 30, 2012 in Archived Posts
A very helpful strategy in language learning is to write your own book about your new language. No, I don’t mean a classroom-ready language course. Just a simple notebook in which you can write comments about your lessons, notes on your progress, things you discovered in that “Aha!” moment, or anything that helps you practice…
How Do You Learn A Language? Posted by Sean Young on Apr 23, 2012 in Archived Posts
Everyone has their own style for learning how to do something. It could be a job skill, how to care for their lawn, hobbies and crafts, etc. Each individual has a preferred way to learn, a way that helps them see how things are done clearly and makes sense in their minds so they can…
Languages In Demand Posted by Sean Young on Apr 3, 2012 in Archived Posts
Do you speak another language? In nearly every field and profession, from financial services to sales, there is a growing need for multilingual candidates. Any company that has offices and clients throughout the world seeks employees who can speak languages such as Russian, Arabic, German, Spanish or French. You don’t have to be a highly…
Learn a Language – Naturally Posted by Sean Young on Mar 29, 2012 in Archived Posts
Have you ever been bored? You don’t want to be where you are, or you’re watching a movie seems to take forever to end? The brain is like a child. It likes things that are relevant and interesting, things that will keep its attention for hours. Of course, when a language is new, it’s interesting…
Improving Your Speaking Skills Posted by Sean Young on Mar 19, 2012 in Archived Posts
Human speech organs can produce almost 800 different sounds. Babies and small children can hear all these possible phonemes, but soon develop a preference for the sounds they hear in their native language. Children also tend to be very good mimics which enables them to learn foreign languages faster and with native sounding accents. When…