Episode 95 Why do we make mistakes Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B082J2L...
Jul 13, 2020•8 min
Episode 94 The fixed mindset in language learning (part 2) Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www....
Jul 06, 2020•4 min
Episode 93 The fixed mindset in language learning Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amazon.co...
Jun 29, 2020•4 min
Episode 92 Why this is a stupid question: How long did it take to learn a foreign language? Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/16735369...
Jun 22, 2020•4 min
Episode 91 The power of slowing down Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B082J...
Jun 15, 2020•3 min
Low and high context cultures and their language use (part 2) Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://w...
Jun 08, 2020•3 min
Episode 89 Low and high context cultures and their language use Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https:/...
Jun 01, 2020•4 min
Episode 88 The danger of easy methods Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B082...
May 25, 2020•4 min
Episode 87 Neuroplasticity and foreign languages Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amazon.com...
May 18, 2020•5 min
Episode 86 The investment trap in language learning Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amazon....
May 11, 2020•5 min
Episode 85 No one needs to motivate you Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B0...
May 04, 2020•3 min
Episode 84 Why foreigners are better language teachers Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amaz...
Apr 27, 2020•4 min
Episode 83 The advantages of not being a native speaker Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.ama...
Apr 20, 2020•4 min
Episode 82 The fear of being corrected in front of others Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.a...
Apr 13, 2020•3 min
Episode 82 How do I know that I have learned enough Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amazon....
Apr 06, 2020•4 min
Episode 80 The Dunning-Kruger effect and the danger of following confident teachers The Dunning-Kruger Effect: https://mohamadkoteich.com/2019/08/28/the-dunning-kruger-effect/ Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kind...
Mar 30, 2020•5 min
Episode 79 Learning languages in times of panic Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amazon.com....
Mar 23, 2020•4 min
Episode 78 The Ebbinghaus illusion https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebbinghaus_illusion Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Aust...
Mar 16, 2020•4 min
Episode 75 How to discover suitable reading material in a foreign language Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kind...
Feb 24, 2020•11 min
Episode 74 Why should I learn a language well if there are so many free translation programs? Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/167353...
Feb 17, 2020•7 min
Episode 73 Should I focus more on speaking or on writing Your free book on Amazon: Making Language Teaching Productive Again: The Psychology and Quality Management of Language Teaching (2018) Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K9NJ7G2 Kindle: https://www.amazon.de/dp/B07K9NJ7G2 Or look for Gerhard Ohrband on your Amazon site. Gerhard J. Ohrband Has helped more than 1200 students advance their studies and professional career by obtaining excellent German and Spanish skills. Psychologist and lan...
Feb 10, 2020•8 min
Episode 72 Intrinsic and extrinsic motivation in learning foreign languages Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kin...
Feb 03, 2020•7 min
Episode 70 Fake gurus in the language teaching industry Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.ama...
Jan 20, 2020•11 min
Episode 69 Is repetition of words really a bad strategy for memorizing Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: ...
Jan 13, 2020•6 min
Episode 68 How to overcome the fear of public speaking Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amaz...
Jan 06, 2020•10 min
Episode 67 Five strategies to adapt better in a foreign country Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https:/...
Dec 30, 2019•9 min
Episode 66 Why you should use less idioms and proverbs Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: https://www.amaz...
Dec 23, 2019•11 min
Episode 65 How to react if somebody laughs at your accent or voice Please check out my newest book: 21 Self-Limiting Beliefs on Learning a Foreign Language – Smashed! USA & worldwide Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1673536964 UK Kindle: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1673536964 Canada Kindle: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B082J2L8YT Paperback: https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1673536964 Australia Kindle: http...
Dec 16, 2019•13 min
Episode 63 The advantage of speaking slowly The GO Method “I have been living in Germany for years. I have gone through all the levels and sustained the necessary exams. Nonetheless, I still make too many mistakes as to get a serious employment in my profession.” It is easy to start a foreign language. It takes only practice and living abroad to get fluent. To learn the last (!) 5% and to speak without mistakes, however, you will need completely different approach. The GO Method helps you get ri...
Dec 01, 2019•8 min
Episode 62 Foreign languages and mental health improvement First chapter of my latest book: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_s-O-zOS6NkTQNgtPslqJ61Em8dGkUlN/view?usp=sharing Publications by James Pennebaker: https://liberalarts.utexas.edu/psychology/faculty/pennebak#publications The GO Method “I have been living in Germany for years. I have gone through all the levels and sustained the necessary exams. Nonetheless, I still make too many mistakes as to get a serious employment in my profession.”...
Nov 25, 2019•9 min
