This is in response to a few questions that have been thrown at me now and again regarding ESL teaching as a means to fund immersion stays abroad.

According to some genetic research, polyglots tend to be male, have autoimmune disorders, are left-handed, and may be musically or mathematically talented.

Why learn several languages simultaneously and is it even advisable to do so? Here are some of my thoughts on the issue.

I’m making preparations to move to South Korea and learn to speak Korean in one year. Here’s how I plan to do it.

I read a lot of comments on forums and other blogs, and have received emails from people asking questions about the difficulty of Semitic languages like Arabic and Hebrew.

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  Grammar
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  Vocabulary

The issue that I want to raise here is whether or not a grammar first approach is actually advisable (or a grammar-at-all approach for that matter) when learning a language.

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  Grammar

Language learning days off should entail some kind of fun or leisurely exposure to the language, whether it’s target language music, watching a movie or even just using target language that you already know.

Like hacking in the conventional sense, learning a language is about breaking a code in order to understand hidden knowledge.

I’ve been a bit quiet here the last week or so. Hopefully I’ll start to get more time to devote to improving and maintaining this site in the coming weeks.