The Everyday Language Learner Interview Series: Stephen Krashen

My article about comprehensible input is one of the most popular posts on The Everyday Language Learner blog.  I believe that comprehensible input – and indeed massive amounts of comprehensible input – is an absolutely essential part of learning any language. Comprehensible input is an idea first popularized and pushed forward by Stephen Krashen.  His…

Just Do This, Just Do That

Today’s guest post is from Jeff Bernstein and he is the writer behind a great new language blog called Jeff弁.  I have been impressed with his advice to language learners and particularly enjoyed his series of posts, What to Do When Your Stuck.  Make sure and stop by his blog for more great articles and ideas…

The Everyday Language Learner Interview Series: Dr. James Asher

This past week I had the priviledge of sitting down via skype to talk with Dr. James J. Asher.  Dr. Asher is the creator of the Total Physical Response (TPR) technique which is used across the globe to teach foreign languages to everyone from children to adults. In our interview we covered a lot of…

Activities and Strategies for Everyday Language Learners

If you are like me, you have at times on the language learning journey run into a wall. We feel like we are riding a one trick pony – doing the same thing day after day in hopes that it will lead to fluency. We’ve Rosetta Stoned until we are blue in the face. We’ve…

The EDLL Interview Series: David Mansaray

I had the priviledge of sitting down with David Mansaray this past week and had a wonderful conversation with him.  I first came across David online a year or so ago and have always been impressed with his focus on self-directed learning. David’s thirst for learning is inspiring and his writing at www.davidmansaray.com reflects his…

Resurrecting My Spanish While Maintaining Turkish

Trilingual.   Trilingual is an idea that I aspire to but cannot currently claim. But I’d like to work on it. In 1996 I graduated from college after taking a year of German.  I wasn’t into the idea of learning German at the time needing it only in order to graduate and so I regretfully…

Climbing the Listening Ladder to Learn Another Language

As a language learner, it is important to engage with your target language through all four language modalities at all stages of the language learning journey. Whether you are a beginner or an advanced learner you need to be reading, writing, speaking and listening on a regular – even daily – basis. I have written…

Three Resources To Help You Stick With Your Plan In 2013

Start 2013 with a bang plan. Hopefully 2013 has gotten off to a grand start for you.  But while starting with a bang is always fun, starting with a plan – one you can stick to – is always better. If you read through and watched the videos from my planning series a month ago,…

Distilling some insights from Second Language Acquisition Research

Today’s guest post comes from the voice behind the Leaky Grammar blog, Gavin Lamb.  Since its inception, I’ve wanted the EDLL blog to be among other things, a portal into the academic world of second language acquisition research, distilling the lessons and findings of researchers into actionable ideas for everyday language learners.  Gavin does just…

22 Great Posts For Language Learners from 2012

Last year I finished out the year with the popular post: 35 Great Posts From 2011 For Language Learners And A Bit More. This year, I’ve decided to end the year with the same sort of post but without the “a bit more.” I try to shut things down for about two weeks the end…

12 Strategies For Reluctant Language Learners

RELUCTANCE. If that’s a word that describes your state of mind as you  approach the idea of working on learning your target language, then this post may just be for you. Don’t worry, I know you’re a little lazy.  You’re not completely committed either.  And you aren’t exactly passionate about learning the target language –…

Skype To Learn Another Language

Benny, from Fluent in Three Months just shared a great video with his Language Hacking League.  I smiled through the whole thing and was inspired to share it with my readers as well because Skype is an amazing resource for language learners. [Click Here to Read the Post at Fluent in Three Months] So, check…

Babel No More: The Search for the World’s Most Extraordinary Language Learners

When the publishers of the book Babel No More contacted me to see if I would like to receive a review copy, I of course said yes. A free book about language learners is not something to turn down. Upon receiving it in the mail, I began at once to read and found it to be…

World Aids Day: Let’s Make A Difference

For most of us, it’s just another Saturday, a weekend to relax, to go out with friends or stay home for a big game on TV. Thanksgiving has passed and Christmas is on the horizon. But like last year, I would like to do something a little different this first day of  December.  You see…

Planning for Successful Language Learning: Personal Study and Lesson Time

I thought I would try something new today and forgo the written post for a video post.   What do you think? , Click here if you are unable to see the video above.  Resources and Posts Mentioned In the Video Articles and Videos Language Learning Tip: Using Paper Flashcards Effectively Anki: Bringing Flashcards Out…

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