Sometime last year I made a review video about the Michel Thomas Method and my experience using their products. My review was favorable, but also dispelled some of the hype surrounding Michel Thomas courses by overly enthusiastic fans. It`s great but it just gives you a basic introduction, was my main point. Continue reading
Language Resources
Pimsleur Review: Awesome Course With Ripoff Price
I`m quite familar with Pimsleur languages courses, and feel well-qualified to share my opinion on them. In a nutshell: they`re mostly great but they cost an arm and a leg . Almost literally. Well, not really. But they cost a lot. If you buy the CD version, it costs about $350 per level. A typical course for major languages has 3 levels (some have 4 or 5), so you can easily Continue reading
Anki SRS and How It Can Help You Learn a Language
What is Anki?
Anki means “memorization” or “learning by heart” in Japanese. Once you understand that word, then you have a hint about what Anki is: it is a study application that helps Continue reading
Do Google Translate`s New Space Age Features Render Language Learning Useless?
I`m an EFL instructor at the university level in Japan, which involves marking a lot of essays. A surprising percentage of the essays submitted by first year students are near-total gibberish. I write “Google Translate?” on the essays and hand them back with no score. Continue reading
