In this video, I talk about my experience learning Persian as well as the challenges and successes I’ve had along... more

In this video, I share my impressions of Google's NotebookLM and discuss how I'm planning to use it for language... more

In this video, I talk about why I’m skeptical of language tests and their ability to accurately assess someone’s language... more

Intensive vs. extensive reading: which is better? by Steve Kaufmann

In this video, I talk about the challenge of understanding more than you can say, and share strategies for turning... more

In this video, I talk about key ideas from Jeff Haden’s book The Motivation Myth and share my take on... more

In this video I talk about why perfectionism has no place in language learning and how our brains actually use... more

In this video, I discuss the importance of acquiring low-frequency vocabulary and share my approach to learning less common words.

In this video, I talk about how comparison can either inspire or discourage you when learning a language — and... more

In this video, I talk with Mike—a Japanese learner and LingQ user—about the challenges of learning Japanese and his personal... more