Tag Archives: Language Learning

#303 – Steve and Alex – Confidence (Part 1)

Confidence comes when you are proficient at something. Confidence is also very important in the learning process. How does confidence improve your ability to learn language? Difficulty: Intermediate Category: Language Duration: 13:12 Click here to listen to Confidence (Part 1). Click here to see the full transcript of this podcast. Here’s an excerpt from the [...]

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#301 Steve and Alex – Multilingualism (Part 1)

How many languages do you know? What motivated you to learn a foreign language? In this podcast, Steve and Alex discuss the importance of motivation in learning a language and about the importance of promoting multilingualism. Difficulty: Intermed…

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#300 Steve and Alex – Passive vs. Active Vocabulary (Part 2)

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…

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#299 Steve and Alex – Passive vs. Active Vocabulary (Part 1)

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…

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#296 Steve and Alex – Motivation (Part 2)

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: IntermediateCategory: Language Duration: 11:02Click here to listen to Motivation (Part 2)…

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#295 Steve and Alex – Motivation (Part 1)

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: IntermediateCategory: Language Duration: 13:31Click here to listen to Motivation (Part 1)…

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#293 Steve and Alex – Starting from Scratch (Part 2)

Steve and Alex talk about good ways to start learning a language from scratch and share their experiences. Difficulty: IntermediateCategory: Language Duration: 12:10Click here to listen to Starting from Scratch (Part 2). Click here to see the full…

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#292 Steve and Alex – Starting from Scratch (Part 1)

Steve and Alex talk about good ways to start learning a language from scratch and share their experiences. Difficulty: IntermediateCategory: Language Duration: 11:05Click here to listen to Starting from Scratch (Part 1). Click here to see the full…

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#291 Steve and Alex – Language Learning Proverbs

Steve and Alex continue their discussion on how various different proverbs can be applied to language learning. Difficulty: IntermediateCategory: Language Duration: 11:58Click here to listen to Language Learning Proverbs. Click here to see the ful…

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#290 Steve and Alex – Language Learning Plateau

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: IntermediateCategory: Language Duration: 12:18Click here to listen to Language Learning Plateau. Cli…

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