Fluent in one language or good in many?

Every time I watch interviews from places like Budapest, I'm struck by how well young Europeans speak English. It isn't because their schools suddenly got better — I don't think classroom instruction has changed much at all. What changed is access. The internet, social media, You ... Show More

Flashcards feel like progress. But are they actually helping you learn a language — or just keeping you busy? 

The CEO of Air Canada spent 550 hours studying French over six years — and still couldn't speak it. Here's why traditional language learning fails, and what actually works. 

Oggi vorrei parlarvi di una questione su cui tutti noi, almeno una volta, ci siamo posti delle domande. È necessario vivere in un paese per imparare la lingua? Non penso ci sia una risposta secca a questa domanda, sì oppure no, ma è necessario valutare le diverse situazioni, una ... Show More

<p>Everyone wants to know when they will be fluent when learning a new language. In this episode I talk about what fluency is and then how long it takes to reach it.</p> 

<p>Pour beaucoup de personnes dans le monde, la questions du bilinguisme ne se pose même plus. Les questions sont : comment apprendre une autre langue que l'anglais, comment atteindre un haut niveau et comment faire cohabiter ces langues dans le cerveau?</p> <p>Sommaire:&nbsp;</p ... Show More

<p>Almost half the people in the world speak at least two languages. And, it turns out, that includes a lot of <em>But Why</em> listeners! In this episode we talk about what it’s like to speak multiple languages and kids from around the world share phrases in many different langu ... Show More

<p>A language learning expert changed the way many people (including me) study languages and in this episode I wanted to tell you about him.</p> 

In this episode, Juan asks: “I’m learning Portuguese. Which language should I think in - English or Spanish?“ Find a 5* language tutor! We're proud to recommend LanguaTalk as the best place to take language lessons online with a real teacher. StoryLearning is now part-owner of La ... Show More

Is learning languages good for head, heart and soul?