Category Archives: General Language Learning

Workshops at the University of Vienna! (and other news)

Posted on March 9, 2013 by gwyner

In partnership with the Online School for Unconventional Academics, I’m putting on a day-long language learning workshop at the University of Vienna on March 30th, 2013. (And if there’s enough interest, an additional two workshops in April and May) If … Continue reading →

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Learning grammar and abstract words without translation

Posted on March 9, 2013 by gwyner

We’ve covered grammar a few times in the past, but as I’m in the middle of writing the grammar chapter in my book, this might be a nice opportunity to go through grammar in some depth.

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Dictionary Reviews (A beginning: Pronunciation info)

Posted on January 14, 2013 by gwyner

This is some early bookstore research, which is the start of a set of (hopefully useful) dictionary reviews. I went to two large bookstores (The enormous Half Price Books and the equally enormous Barnes & Noble in Dallas) and wrote … Continue reading →

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