Do you know a word when you can recognize it, or do you have to be able to actively use it? What does it mean to really know a word, and is having a large active vocabulary as useful as having a large passive vocabulary? In this podcast, Steve and Alex discuss different definitions of "knowing" a word, what a typical active to passive ratio might be and more.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 10:49
Steve and Alex discuss the importance of motivation in learning a language, and how forcing people to learn a language often breeds poor results.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 11:02
Steve and Alex discuss the importance of motivation in learning a language, and how forcing people to learn a language often breeds poor results.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 13:31
Steve and Alex talk about their experiences related to forgetting languages, and Alex shares about his new goal to learn French again.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 15:19
Steve and Alex talk about good ways to start learning a language from scratch and share their experiences.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 12:10
Steve and Alex talk about good ways to start learning a language from scratch and share their experiences.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 11:05
Steve and Alex continue their discussion on how various different proverbs can be applied to language learning.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 11:58
Steve and Alex discuss what it means to experience a plateau in language learning and offer some tips in how to overcome this feeling.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Language
Duration: 12:18
Steve talks about his recent trip to Russia, including the places he went, the people he met and the experience of traveling to Russia after learning Russian for four years.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Travel
Duration: 9:14
Steve talks about his recent trip to Russia, including the places he went, the people he met and the experience of traveling to Russia after learning Russian for four years.
Difficulty: Intermediate
Category: Travel
Duration: 9:21
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