Why Language Learning is a Game (And How to Break the Rules)
What makes some people successful at language learning, and others not? What separates the on-again, off-again dabbler from the most consistent, practiced polyglot? There are many factors, but I believe one of the most meaningful differences between consistent and inconsistent language learners is how each plays the game. What game? The game of language learning! There’s a field of mathematics […]
Continue reading7 Ways to Stay Accountable to Your Language Learning Goals (and Never Give Up)
No one sets a language learning goal with the expectation that they’re going to give up. Somewhere deep down, you may think it’s likely that you’ll fail, sure, but when you first set the goal, the hope is that this time will be the time that you’ll finally follow through. In reality, it rarely works that way. […]
Continue readingHow to Learn Any Language Daily (and Stick to It)
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible” – Francis of Assisi What is the secret to language learning? Simple. LEARN EVERY DAY If you want to know how to learn any language then do it every single day, no matter for how long, and it will add up […]
Continue readingHow I Became Fluent in Spanish Without Living in Spain (and How You Can Do it Too)
“Con los idiomas estás en casa en cualquier lugar” (“With languages you feel at home everywhere”) – Edward De Waal I could have sworn I was in Mexico. Every word I heard spoken was in Spanish. Every word I could read—on the walls, on the products, on the doors—were all in Spanish. Though I was already fluent in […]
Continue readingMy Story of Learning English: 7 Unforgettable Lessons
“Don’t watch the clock; do what it does. Keep going”. Sam Levenson Learning English nowadays is not an option if you want to comfortably fit in and enjoy the globalized era we live in. I use English every day, and I simply can’t imagine not being able to speak it. The truth is, however, that English and I […]
Continue readingThe 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 reading