by Bruce Balmer | Apr 9, 2021 | Accelerated Learning, French, German, Italian, Languages, Motivation, Spanish, Thai, Time
Humans are prone to exhortation, not just of others but also to themselves. “Don’t be nervous!”, “Don’t blush!”, “be more disciplined”. Who do we think we are talking to at these times and why do we believe that person is listening any more than a teenager is...
by Bruce Balmer | Mar 22, 2021 | Accelerated Learning, Motivation, Time
It’s worth thinking through how you will maintain your languages once you have them. For instance, you maintain your English by using it every day. Other languages often demand a more deliberate approach. I am now maintaining French, German, Spanish, Thai and...
by Bruce Balmer | Jan 11, 2021 | Money, Motivation, Statistics, Time
What does it matter if a person wants to take their time to learn a language, to have fun with it, to pass the time with it. In theory there is nothing wrong with that idea. In practice it is a dishonest idea. Let’s say you asked about the “brow of the...
by Bruce Balmer | Jan 4, 2021 | Accelerated Learning, Money, Motivation, Time
You don’t need to join a class to successfully learn a language though you may want to do so for social reasons. There is so much information on the web you could easily use and it’s free. Or you could do what I did when I learned French, I just bought...
by Bruce Balmer | Dec 10, 2020 | Italian, Money, Motivation, Statistics, Time
If you wish to maintain your fluency once achieved and you are human then “the brow of the hill” is an extremely important concept. The brow of the hill is where maintaining the language you have learned is more fun than it is work. People say it is hard...
by Bruce Balmer | Dec 1, 2020 | Italian, Time
Well, that was fun! I set out on March 17th to learn Italian and I finished my programme on schedule yesterday, November 30th. A very good use of lockdown time in my view. I don’t like it when people make vague statements like “I have learned...
