Language Learning Tips How to Understand Language Families How to remember vocabulary in dozens of languages: It may seem like something only professors study and useless to the average language learner. But there are secret hacks to be found and unlocked
Learn Russian Tips to Hack Slavic Vocabulary Hack Slavic Vocabulary For speakers of Western European languages, learning a Slavic language can be a daunting task. Not only is the grammar full of declensions, but the vocabulary presents us with long
Product Glossika 4.0: A Sneak Peek to Our Next Vocabulary Tracking Tool Ever Worry about Vocabulary?The one thing that language learners worry about on their road to fluency is: vocabulary! With Glossika, we intend to change that! We are building a vocabulary tracking tool
Product Announcing Glossika 4.0: What's New and Why is it Better A More Powerful and Integrated Learning SolutionThe next generation of language learning is here.We've been building an integrated approach to language learning that includes speaking, listening, reading, and writing, with plans for
Language Learning Tips Pronunciation Tutors and Becoming Antifragile: What to Avoid for Success Develop the right attitude by using awareness and antifragility to achieve fluency. The right tutors don't tell you you're wrong but rather help you...
Research At What Rate are Languages Dying? Glossika 2018 Language Vitality Report A detailed report of the vitality of all languages on Earth. Lists languages that have recently died, and those in danger of dying.
Language Learning Tips Relationship Between the Brain, Memory, and Language Learning What is the Best Way to Learn Languages Naturally? We encounter a lot of new information every day that may or may not need to be memorized. In fact, we’re doing it
Language Learning Tips Learn Languages Like a Child? Children Learners vs Adult Learners You may have heard that children learn languages faster and more efficiently than adults. This has to do with what is acquired and in what way. The Environment
Language Learning Tips How to Use Spatial Memory to Improve Language Learning The Most Powerful Memory Method Well OK, maybe not the most powerful memory method, but certainly a very powerful memory method that works for me: spatial memory. I'm going to be showing you
Language Learning Tips Comprehensible Input and Language Learning How Long Should I Listen Before Speaking? There are various methods of comprehensible input. One is full translation like we use at Glossika. Another method is n+1, where you may understand 80%
Language Learning Tips Don't Rely on Writing to Learn a Foreign Language Writing systems tend to be lossy format records of spoken language. Standard languages were created from natural languages In fact, most spoken languages have so many varieties of accents and dialects, that writing
Linguistics Rank of Language Difficulty Which language is most difficult? In our last post (Language Difficulty), we talked about developing an objective method for comparing language difficulty across three aspects: vocabulary acquisition, syntax and grammar, and phonology. Languages
Which Language Do You Hate? Does it piss you off if you hear someone near you speaking Spanish? How about Chinese? Does it make you angry if you hear someone near you speaking an East European language? How
Learn Russian Native Russian Pronunciation 2: Stress Training Exercises Russian Pronunciation: Stress Training Welcome to the fourth step in learning to read Russian: Learn the Russian Alphabet 1: The Cyrillic Script Learn the Russian Alphabet 2: Italicized Native Russian Pronunciation 1: Five