The Only Way to Learn a New Language: Embrace Your Mistakes
“Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall” – Confucius It is every language learner’s dream: to speak a foreign language perfectly, without making any mistakes. Imagine achieving that without having to go through all those unpleasant and/or unwanted corrections you get from teachers, friends, language tandems, not to mention […]
Continue readingThe 2019 Neurolanguage Learning Conference
“The chief function of the body is to carry the brain around” – Thomas A. Edison There are more neurons in our brain than there are stars in the Milky Way. No wonder we can learn any language, play any instrument, or acquire any other skill we put our mind to. It was getting dark in […]
Continue readingDon’t Dabble: Why You Shouldn’t Focus on Multiple Languages at Once
(Luca’s note: This post is written by Kevin Morehouse, a LucaLampariello.com team member).Do you remember what it was like when you first realized that you could learn multiple foreign languages, instead of just one or two? For me, it was electrifying. I had always loved languages, and for once, the possibilities seemed endless. For a long time, […]
Continue readingLanguage Learning and Love – the Beautiful, the Ugly, and the Useful
“You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” ― Dr. Seuss As someone who speaks multiple languages, one of the questions I get asked a lot is if I have had many foreign girlfriends. When I reply that, well, yes, I’ve had my fair share of “foreign […]
Continue reading10 Winning Steps for The Ultimate Language Learning Plan
When it came to developing the best language learning plan, I used to tell myself: “This is it!” “This is the year!” Have you ever said this to yourself before? That this year, finally, is going to be the year that you make a language learning breakthrough? “I will finally speak Italian fluently”. Or something along the lines of: “I will read […]
Continue reading7 Simple Steps to Create a Powerful Active Listening Practice
Have you ever heard of using active listening to learn a foreign language? If you haven’t, let me tell you the story of how active listening made a huge impact on my language learning. Let’s rewind to some 10 years ago. The year is 2008. I had just reached an intermediate level in Russian, a language I was […]
Continue reading7 Tips to Improve Your Listening Comprehension (That Never Fail)
“Adopt the pace of nature, her secret is patience” – Ralph Waldo Emerson When people ask me how to improve their listening comprehension in a foreign language, the same story always comes to mind: It is the story of an American student, by the name of Alex, who hired me to be his language coach. What struck me […]
Continue readingHow to stay Motivated when Learning a New Language – Visualize and Connect
“Logic will get you from A to B. Imagination will take you everywhere” – Albert Einstein The year is 2011. I had never felt failure like this before. For the past few months, I had been learning Romanian. I picked it up on a whim, thinking that it would be easy. After all, I already spoke four of Romanian’s […]
Continue reading7 Unbeatable Tips That Will Fire up Your Motivation to Learn a New Language
If you had to run a marathon tomorrow, how would you do it? Would you run as fast as possible, trying to get it over with? Or would you pace yourself, making sure you had enough stamina to make it all the way across the finish line — 42 kilometers away? Most people would choose […]
Continue readingThe Life of a Polyglot
When I tell people that I speak thirteen languages, they often think that as a polyglot, learning languages is all I do with my time. They’re convinced that I spend the majority of each day studying, and that I have little time for anything else—including friends, dating, travel, and other free-time activities. This is definitely not […]
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