I, like duh, run (as and when) Surface Languages and like so many others have language aims of my own. New year is a time for reflection, resolutions and so on and so forth and I don’t want to be … Continue reading
Time for a bit of a summary of 2014 as I see it. 2014 in general for the UK Well, 2014 has been a pig of a year without much to recommend it, and much of this caused by the … Continue reading
It’s been some considerable time since I treated the internet to an update on my progress with these two languages. I think in some ways, this blog is an antidote to the current meme sweeping the internet about how skills in … Continue reading
… to fluency. There is this idea that if you learn 10,000 sentences (or so) you will more or less become fluent in a language. There are wiki pages etc. written about this – perhaps in too much detail as … Continue reading
Well, call me a geek but Vultus est index animi has long been one of my favourite expressions. And now I know it in Spanish as well: Los ojos son el espejo del alma. Now all I need to do … Continue reading
I am (which isn’t surprising) as I run Surface Languages interested in language learning. I’m not a particularly talented learner (I learn languages extremely slowly) but I get a large amount of enjoyment through learning what I do, and as … Continue reading
It’s been a while since my last post. I’ve been working on various (non language related) projects – although I will before long (I hope) add some free iPhone language learning apps to SurfaceLanguages. Enough of that. I want to … Continue reading
Hi y’all. I’ve been metaphorically speaking umming and aaring about whether or not to carry on learning Polish. I’m finding it extremely difficult. I learn a Polish word. I forget it. I read inspiring stories about language learning. Enthused I … Continue reading
I have a dilemma. It is pretty much halfway through the year and I’ve now been learning Polish for a year and a half. My level is very low although I more or less understand how the language works and how to … Continue reading
I think Polish my have defeated me for the time being, and am considering taking a break in my attempts to learn it. The problem I face is that I don’t really need it. In fact I don’t have any … Continue reading