Monthly Archives: March 2010

Inflatable Sumo suits used as party props are racist according to Queens University, in Kingston Ontario. Read this article from the National Post. While you’re at it check out the other article about a study that found that racism is widespread a… Continue reading →

Ta Falado is a great source of learning material for Portuguese learners from the University of Texas at Austin. These resources are available free of charge on the internet. This particular series is a pleasant review of Portuguese usage in Brazi… Continue reading →

We are going to add languages to LingQ, but we will do so at a leisurely pace. Vote on which language we should add next at LingQ. The language with the most votes on June 1 will be added. Tell your friends to vote too! This vote is not limited to… Continue reading →

People do like to measure their activities. How should that be done when it comes to language learning. Continue reading →

We learn languages because it is enjoyable. If it is not enjoyable, it is difficult to learn. We do not learn well if it is only for the utilitarian reasons so often given. Continue reading →

All learners experience some degree of anxiety when speaking a foreign language, at least until they are very comfortable in the language. Here is an article that reports on some research on the subject and tries to draw some conclusions. The writ… Continue reading →

Tests are the biggest obstacle to language learning in schools. We should get rid of them. The result cannot be worse than what happens with French learning in Canada, or English learning in Japan and many countries of Europe. Continue reading →

I was asked to comment on how useful my languages have been to me. There is a commonly expressed view that we really only need English, that this is the only useful language to learn. Of course I do not agree. Here is my perspective on this. Continue reading →

Una discussione con Adalberto, di Bari, uno studente di scuola superiore, e membro LingQ . Discutiamo del apprendimento del inglese in Italia. Seconda parte. Continue reading →

Una discussione con Adalberto, di Bari, uno studente di scuola superiore, e membro LingQ . Discutiamo del apprendimento del inglese in Italia. Continue reading →