Fri, 17 May 2019 13:05:35 +0000Géralde Vincent-BancroftStarting to speak a new language is always a daunting thing to do. We’re usually scared especially at the beginner’s level. We’re afraid to making mistakes and the vicious circle perpetuates because our stress level doesn’t help us at all when we want to remember words. Language students… Starting […]
Thu, 07 Nov 2019 14:23:07 +0000Géralde Vincent-BancroftCongratulations. You’ve reached the intermediate level in language learning. You have been at this level for a few months and feel that you are not making any progress. You are still investing the same time and energy, but your return on investment looks like it’s dwindling. Welcome my friend… […]
Sat, 16 Sep 2017 13:16:38 +0000Geralde Vincent-BancroftSpeech shadowing started as an experimental technique used by linguists to measure the reaction time between hearing a word and pronouncing it. It was soon to be transferred to language learning were they studied the effects of speech perception ( the process by which the sounds of language are… […]
Sat, 24 Jun 2017 16:54:07 +0000Geralde Vincent-BancroftPeople often ask me how fast can they start expressing themselves in their target language, how many words should they know so they can easily have a conversation. The answer is not that simple and I’ll explain why. When learning a new language, the words that you encounter and […]
Fri, 11 May 2018 12:46:04 +0000The reason why we study a new language is mainly to reach fluency. We’ve been told that to attain an advanced stage in our second language, we need at least 4,000 to 10,000 words as part of our active vocabulary and much more than that to be fluent and reach […]
Fri, 17 May 2019 13:05:35 +0000Géralde Vincent-BancroftStarting to speak a new language is always a daunting thing to do. We’re usually scared especially at the beginner’s level. We’re afraid to making mistakes and the vicious circle perpetuates because our stress level doesn’t help us at all when we want to remember words. Language students… Starting […]
Thu, 07 Nov 2019 14:23:07 +0000Géralde Vincent-BancroftCongratulations. You’ve reached the intermediate level in language learning. You have been at this level for a few months and feel that you are not making any progress. You are still investing the same time and energy, but your return on investment looks like it’s dwindling. Welcome my friend… […]
Sat, 24 Jun 2017 16:54:07 +0000 Geralde Vincent-Bancroft People often ask me how fast can they start expressing themselves in their target language, how many words should they know so they can easily have a conversation. The answer is not that simple and I’ll explain why. When learning a new language, the words that you […]
Without Studying More Geralde Vincent-Bancroft Learning a new language can feel like an uphill battle, especially when traditional study methods don’t seem to yield results. But what if you could learn more effectively without spending extra hours buried in textbooks? The secret lies in adopting smarter strategies that align with how your brain naturally learns. […]
Unlocking Your Brain’s Language Power By Geralde Vincent-Bancroft Have you ever had that “aha!” moment while learning a new language? One minute, a string of sounds is just noise, and the next, you suddenly understand a word or a grammar rule clicks into place. It feels like magic, but it’s actually a powerful cognitive process […]