Overlearning the basics of a language is crucial to long-term success and crucial to the ability to speak the language.
But, as the language components increase in complexity and sheer vocabulary volume, the amount of material to be learned expands beyond the speed that most human brains can assimilate. Read more…
If you think that Spanish is difficult, look what happens when you try to simplify the language!
Warning: Reading this is not for beginners.
En vista de la evolución del castellano en los últimos años, debido a las aportaciones realizadas por los jóvenes, la Real Academia de la Lengua dará a conocer, la reforma modelo 2004 de la ortografía española, que tiene como objetivo unificar el español como lengua universal de los hispanohablantes. Read more…
It is easy to overlook the math when learning a new language. “What is the Math of language learning?” you ask.
Answer: The math of language learning is the geometric growth of vocabulary and the exponential growth of items such as verb conjugations. Read more…
Everyone assumes that Language Learning is easier for auditory learners than for folks with other learning styles.
This might be true, but since only about one percent of people learn best by listening, odds are this mythical ease of learning doesn’t apply to you.
The reason that auditory learners don’t hold a huge advantage in learning languages is that learning a language consists of more than listening skills.
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The Spanish Toolkit Blog published a great article on the trap of learning Spanish using the “Textbook Syndrome.”
What is the “Textbook Syndrome?”
The “Textbook Syndrome” is the collection of non-working, non-useful strategies that students use to memorize a living language (such as Spanish).
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