Despite lifestyle changes, organization methods, personal goals, or study methods, sometimes life gets in the way of language learning. As I’m writing this blog, I am in Chicago visiting family.  This is a trip I make semi-regularly, especially this time of year, and it being what it is, I haven’t had much free time for … Continue reading Studying While on Vacation

It’s been about two weeks now that I’ve spent a portion of each day using Spanish to answer questions about English on the Duolingo forums.  English is a subject I know quite a bit about and have long held a fascination for, in all its weird, nonsensical guts and conventions, and explaining some of its … Continue reading Idiosyncrasies Between Languages

After spending a while paying attention to the online language learning crowd, at a certain point all the advice starts repeating itself.  Not everyone says exactly the same thing, as different people talking on the subject have different favored methods, but there is a sense that the amount of advice that can be given on … Continue reading The Finite Nature of Language Learning Advice

When doing anything for a protracted period of time, it’s inevitable that some weeks are going to be good weeks, and some are going to be bad ones.  You could probably manage to do something for a month, or even six months, and manage to stay consistently on top of the ball and be feeling … Continue reading Good Weeks and Bad Weeks

Repetition is a common language learning topic.  It’s something that a lot of people who spend time talking on the internet about language learning are constantly arguing in favor of.  Listen to or read something over and over again, keep going back to those same things over time, and keep doing that week to week.  … Continue reading Repetition’s Role in Listening Comprehension