A Ukrainian who learned English in three months
A friend of mine from Ukraine came to the USA. He paid $1000 dollars for a three month course to learn English. He also got unlimited access to mp3 recordings of English in a language lab. He studied for 12 hours a day for 3 months. […]
Continue Reading A Ukrainian who learned English in three months
Tags: How to learn a language
A language student who made progress
One of my students started to learn English about five months ago. Now he speaks English fairly well. How did you learn this language? He studied several hours a day, listing to mp3s and doing exercises in his book. Each one three times. He copied over page by […]
Continue Reading A language student who made progress
Tags: How to learn a language
Expats and language learning
There are three types of expats when it comes to language learning. I have been an expat for years in Poland, as well as traveling quite a bit. My observation is based on real people regarding expats and language learning. How fast expats learn a language is connected to their […]
Continue Reading Expats and language learning
Tags: attitude and language learning, expats and language learning, learn a language
Self hypnosis for language learning
About a year ago I created a self hypnotic mp3 for myself. It was more an mp3 full of positive affirmations and motivational statements that encouraged me to study and use my target foreign language I was trying to learn. Affirmations such as ‘you try to think in a foreign language whenever […]
Continue Reading Self hypnosis for language learning
Tags: hypnosis, learn a language, postive suggestions, self hypnosis for language learning
Visualization for language learning motivation
From visualization to motivation
Motivation is really the most important key to learn a language. Techniques are great but I think if you do not have the desire to study you will not learn a language. How do you bridge the gap between wanting and doing? Visualization.
1 minute visualization for language success
If you […]
Continue Reading Visualization for motivation
Tags: language-learning, motivation, visualization
Your memory is interrelated to your attitude toward your memory
Do not believe people who say intelligence is a gift, that it is all in the genes. That memory is something you have or you do not. That you can learn a language or not based on your effort but on if you have a gift […]
Continue Reading Change your attitude improve your memory
Tags: genes, intelligence, IQ, languages, learn, learning, memory, technique
Hypnotism to learn a language
What is hypnotism
Hypnotism is a form of progressive relaxation, either directed or self induced that eases your conscious mind so you will more easily accept positive suggestions. Hypnotism is not some trance in which someone has power over you. It is more on par with an alpha state you my have […]
Continue Reading Hypnotism for language learning
Tags: accelerated-learning, age-regression, How to learn a language, Hypnotism, language, learn, learning, memory-improvement, motivation
Language learning is for the birds
Do you think learning a language is impossible? Do you think learning even one word is hard in a foreign language? Then first consider what birds, like chickens, parrots and crows can do.
Chickens can learn words
Well consider this; my farmer friends in Poland say that their chickens can even understand basic […]
Continue Reading Birds can learn a language
Tags: birds, chicken, crow, language, learn, motivation, parrot
Language learning is not genetically determined. You do not need to be a super star to speak a language. Everyone speaks a language and the skills and ability to speak a new language are more general than specific as we can use various parts of the brain.
This article looks at people’s predisposition to learn a language […]
Continue Reading Ability to learn a second language
Natural language ability
“Do you sometimes think that you are just not very intelligent? Maybe you believe that you are lacking in natural ability when it comes to math or music or foreign languages or creative writing or home repairs.”
I know people will not believe me when I write this but it’s true. I […]
Continue Reading How to have natural language ability
Tags: How to have natural language ability, How to learn a language
Subscribe to my Learn a language blog and stay current with ideas on how to learn a language
Please reply to these comments and keep the buzz going about language learning 
