The 5th Water Stop in the Couch to Korean Challenge
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...
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Resource Reviews: Clozemaster, Amikumu, uTalk
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...
Book Review: The Rory Stewart Crazy Train Trilogy
The Lexplorers have been enjoying our series of book reviews of What Were They Thinking? travel adventures, in which we can live vicariously through the fascinating (and often terrifying) accounts of authors who have...
Language Learning via Parallel Corpora
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...
Our 3 Favorite Language Learning Podcasts: Actual Fluency, Creative Language Learning, Lingthusiasm
The Lexplorers Podcast has been on hiatus for a few months while we focus on our other projects, including making progress on the Couch to Korean Challenge and writing up our backlog of Lexplorers...
A Norange and Night Flapper: Origins of Our Favorite Words from Hallowmas Eve
Last week was Halloween, and as the Lexplorers were sitting out on the stoop handing out candy to trick-or-treaters, we got to thinking about Halloween words. Halloween as a holiday, and many of its...
Book Review: The Girl With Seven Names
The Girl With Seven Names: A North Korean Defector’s Story by: Hyeonseo Lee Lexplorers rating: 7.0/10 Amazon.com average customer rating: 4.8/5 Next up in our series of Lexplorers reviews of “What Were They Thinking?...
Flashcard App Showdown: Quizlet vs. Anki vs. Memrise
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...
Book Review: Couchsurfing Im Iran
Couchsurfing Im Iran: Meine Reise hinter verschlossene Türen by: Stephan Orth Lexplorers rating: 8.0/10 Amazon (amazon.de) average customer rating: 4.3/5 Next up in our series of Lexplorers reviews of “What Were They Thinking? travel...
Some Useful Korean Grammar Resources
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. ...
