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Over the years I have created a vast amount of videos and articles where I talk about language learning. Find them here.

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Learning Spanish: All the Tricks and Tips You Need
September 29 2025

Learning Spanish: All the Tricks and Tips You Need

I think Spanish is one of the most attractive languages to learn. We can all be motivated to learn a specific language like Mongolian or Finnish because we have a friend or a particular interest. Spanish is different: there are a number of real big advantages to learning Spanish.
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Grammar drills won’t make you fluent. Here’s what will
September 25 2025

Grammar drills won’t make you fluent. Here’s what will

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://tinyurl.com/2x4pe638 CC subtitles available in multiple languages. In this video I discuss the importance of noticing in language learning and whether it's something we can deliberately train. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:19 The importance of noticing 3:21 Noticing word borders 4:05 Noticing common words 4:32 Noticing inflections 5:12 Noticing the sounds 7:07 Familiarity bias 7:57 Deliberate noticing 9:10 My own experience 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/cIIz4EbRvTI?si=8bfHsZFwtOQREXKm https://youtu.be/QE-7_EXKbMY?si=GM_ET6DZiE44OIjM 📌 SOURCES: 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve
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The Best Techniques for Each Stage of Language Learning
September 25 2025

The Best Techniques for Each Stage of Language Learning

Language learning is a long journey, but it’s also a dynamic one. Your resources, priorities, and routines should change as you progress. Beginners, intermediates, and advanced learners all benefit from different kinds…
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Reaching Conversational Level in a New Language
September 22 2025

Reaching Conversational Level in a New Language

Conversation implies a two-way exchange of language. Therefore, reaching a conversational level implies quite a high level of comprehension of the language so that we can understand what is being said to us. That means in order to converse properly we need to prepare ourselves.
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You can’t get fluent in a language without this
September 18 2025

You can’t get fluent in a language without this

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://tinyurl.com/2va2ch9j CC subtitles available in multiple languages. In this video, I talk about automaticity in language learning—why it matters for speaking and how you can develop it. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:12 What I think about speaking 0:46 Speaking and automaticity 1:58 Speaking and prediction 3:11 Speaking and risk-taking 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/q9nfrsLIfUk?si=r0o2Oki6xrsRBS7g https://youtu.be/kcmTr-M9GJ8?si=Qa-YOVquxipCkKii 📌 SOURCES: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17254833/ 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve
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French Pronunciation: Simple Tips to Sound Natural
September 18 2025

French Pronunciation: Simple Tips to Sound Natural

TL;DR Summary Listen first. Let your ears adjust to French sounds before obsessing over perfect pronunciation. Focus especially on: Practice by listening, repeating, recording yourself, and gradually combining those features. Over time,…
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How to Become a Polyglot
September 15 2025

How to Become a Polyglot

Part of becoming a polyglot is accepting that you’re going to be less than perfect. That means you’re going to speak with mistakes. Your pronunciation may not be perfect, but you have this sense of achievement and the intellectual stimulus of discovering a new world, yet another new world with all of the people, and as you learn another language, then the people of that language come alive, the history comes alive.
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Learn a Language in a Month: Is It Possible?
September 12 2025

Learn a Language in a Month: Is It Possible?

TL;DR Summary You can’t truly learn a language in one month — not in the sense of fluency. What you can do is make significant progress if you pour in massive exposure…
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Fluency isn’t linear (and that’s a good thing!)
September 11 2025

Fluency isn’t linear (and that’s a good thing!)

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://tinyurl.com/yk8jbt7k CC subtitles available in multiple languages. In this video I discuss how the complexity theory can be applied to language learning and how even the smallest interaction can make a big difference. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:51 Why this topic 1:33 Randomness and language learning 3:19 Emergence 4:19 Self-organization 4:56 Adaptation 6:18 Non-linearity 6:54 Butterfly effect 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/zBzwGYtnkB8?si=rU5WfSzACCRQlNh9 https://youtu.be/gzvXdy8daqc?si=vZUnaqoWO-IWhrUb 📌 SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterfly_effect https://www.myenglishpages.com/complexity-theory-in-language-learning/ https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/8-ways-chaos-theory-explains-how-we-learn-new-languages-af61889eac40 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve
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Should Kids Learn their Heritage Language?
September 9 2025

Should Kids Learn their Heritage Language?

TL;DR Summary Kids learn their heritage language best when it’s driven by interest, not pressure. Forcing it often breeds resistance. Instead, foster a warm, low-stress environment where the language is meaningful, fun,…
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The Best Language Learning App: Why LingQ Helps You Learn Faster
September 6 2025

The Best Language Learning App: Why LingQ Helps You Learn Faster

TL;DR Summary LingQ wins because it centers around meaningful input — letting you read and listen to real, interesting content from Day one rather than forcing you through boring drills. It also…
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What golf taught me about language learning
September 4 2025

What golf taught me about language learning

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://tinyurl.com/57cxfr95 CC subtitles available in multiple languages. In this video, I share advice I received from pro golfer Drew Jones that I believe will help anyone learning languages. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:46 Drew Jones and his advice 2:48 Competition vs. mutual support 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/fetfU7bDMcE?si=q2IlpBGLOpFWErJZ https://youtu.be/Dw2vUANDZXE?si=GQ0lKYWFkql0w82Y 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve
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