On Giving a Speech in Another Language
A little over a year ago, Carlos told me he was planning to get married in Korea and that he wanted me to be there. At the time, I knew very little about Korea...
A little over a year ago, Carlos told me he was planning to get married in Korea and that he wanted me to be there. At the time, I knew very little about Korea...
Distance runners often refer to “hitting the wall” during a long race. This is the point where your body is so exhausted that all you can do is focus on putting one foot in...
The training has been really intense over the past couple months of the Couch to Korean Challenge, and I blew through the 400-hour mark without noticing. But I can see Seoul’s 123-story Lotte World Tower...
Winter recess is drawing to a close, and the Lexplorers have been deep in preparation for our upcoming trip to Korea, including reserving our flights on Korean Air. We started the winter recess with...
Winter is coming to the Northern Half-sphere. Cold weather makes it harder to be motivated to run outside, but it makes it a lot easier to sit inside and study a new language. And...
In the latest episode of the Creative Language Learning podcast, host Kerstin Cable and guest Chuck Smith have a very interesting discussion of the newest language learning apps. Since I am always looking for...
After spending a lot of time building a solid foundation of grammar and vocabulary for the Couch to Korean Challenge, I was itching to put it all together and explore the Korean language beyond...
As a long-time user of flashcards to study vocabulary, I am always looking for easier and better flashcard techniques. Back in my high school days I created a huge stack of paper cards to...
While the recent phase of the Couch to Korean Challenge has been mostly about building vocabulary, isolated words aren’t very useful without the grammar to glue them all together in a meaningful way. ...
I had heard a lot about Duolingo from other language learners who were using it to study a variety of languages. When I started the Couch to Korean Challenge, Duolingo did not offer Korean,...