Archive - Second Language Strategies

That's not Noise, it's a Signal

How to train your ear in a second language

Jul 10 • BowTiedOdin

June 2026

Running Out of Brain Space

How to learn a language as a busy working professional and parent

Jun 30 • BowTiedOdin

Connecting the dots

How to learn a language fast by using things you already know

Jun 23 • BowTiedOdin

Comprehensible Input Made Easy

How to avoid wasting your time when learning a new language

Jun 18 • BowTiedOdin

A Letter to Your Children

How does writing improve your ability to speak a new language

Jun 9 • BowTiedOdin

Read the Book Before Watching the Movie

How translation changes the meaning of works

Jun 4 • BowTiedOdin

New Language Learning Worksheets

Language learning worksheets to use continuously

Jun 1 • BowTiedOdin

May 2026

Advantages You Didn't Know You Have

Elasticity is important, but it is not the only thing that matters

May 28 • BowTiedOdin

Counterintuitive

Why do some words mean different things at the same time?

May 22 • BowTiedOdin

Using Small Talk for Skill Development

How to break the ice in a foreign country

May 12 • BowTiedOdin

April 2026

Understanding Receptive Bilingualism

Why You Understand a Language but Can’t Speak It (and How to Fix It)

Apr 29 • BowTiedOdin

Slowly, Then Suddenly

How learning a new language actually works

Apr 21 • BowTiedOdin

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