Other articles on languages and language learning

• Why learn English
  Why English is the most useful language in the world. How English can help you learn, communicate, advance your career.
• Why we don’t like English classes
  Why English classes and courses are a very poor way to learn English.
• How to improve your English writing in 5 minutes
  ...by spelling words correctly and using proper punctuation.
• Three biggest challenges facing an English learner
  What is most difficult about learning English as a foreign language?
• Language learning: Myths and facts
  1. “The best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a foreign country”
  2. “The best way to learn a foreign language is to speak it”
  3. “It is OK to make mistakes”
  4. “As a beginner, you’re bound to make a lot of mistakes”
  5. “You are a foreigner, therefore you will always have a foreign accent”
  6. “If you didn’t learn a foreign language as a child, you will never be fully proficient in its grammar”
  7. “Studying pronunciation is not important”
• Using English correctly requires a massive amount of knowledge
  Why is it so difficult to learn a language?
• English makes you feel good
  Example situations in which you can feel good because you know English.
• Don’t worry about your active vocabulary
  Are you worried because you understand many more words than you actually use? This article may convince you to stop worrying.
• Why do people sign up for English classes?
  Because they don’t realize they can learn English in other ways and because they are too lazy to spend time on learning English.
• Why you should use English versions of your OS and other software
  A very practical reason to switch your computer to English.
• Me and Piotr Wozniak
  Tom takes a personal look at the eccentric inventor of the SuperMemo Method.
• Why publishers are unable to develop a really good software dictionary
  About the flawed product development model used by dictionary publishers.