LanguageBoost Podcast

Jan van der Aa

Your podcast for language learning tips, tricks and motivation hosted by Jan van der Aa and Lucas Bighetti.

  • 13 minutes 33 seconds
    How Olly Richards Learned Italian In 3 Months
    How much time do you need to learn a new language? Is it reasonable to expect to learn a new language in three months? This, of course, depends on a number of factors. In today's episode, Jan talks to Olly Richards (from I Will Teach You a Language)to discover which method he used in order to learn Italian in three months.
    25 October 2019, 3:09 pm
  • 4 minutes 58 seconds
    How Much Time Should You Spend With Your Target Language Every Day
    Have you been wondering how much time you should be spending every day learning your target language if you want to see fast results? Yes? Then, our latest podcast episode is for you! Join Jan as he talks about how long you need to study if you want to see fast progress.
    22 October 2019, 4:32 pm
  • 8 minutes 16 seconds
    Are YouTube Polyglots Fake?
    If you've tried to learn a foreign language, you experienced first hand how much work and effort goes into learning and speaking a language. You have also probably run into a lot of YouTube videos of people speaking multiple languages. The question is - are these people fake? Can one person really manage to learn and NOT FORGET multiple languages? This is the question we answer in today's episode so check it out!
    18 October 2019, 4:15 pm
  • 5 minutes 40 seconds
    Are Most Polyglots Talented
    So, do you need the talent to learn a foreign language or to become a polyglot? This is the question that we answer in today's episode!
    15 October 2019, 4:52 pm
  • 5 minutes 47 seconds
    How To Quickly Learn A New Language From Scratch - (with Lýdia Machová)
    In this episode, Jan shares his experience of learning Chinese and shares his tips and methods on how to learn a new language from scratch. This is a fragment of an interview that Jan did with Lýdia Machová for one of her video courses.
    11 October 2019, 4:40 pm
  • 8 minutes 30 seconds
    Three Bio-hacking Principles for Better Memorization
    We all use our ways, means, and methods when trying to memorize vocabulary or different aspects of the language we are learning. But, sometimes, we feel like our memory is simply terrible! Listen to our latest episode in which Lucas shares his view on the matter and offers three bio-hacking principles that can help you improve your memory!
    9 October 2019, 2:27 pm
  • 6 minutes 49 seconds
    How To NOT Forget A Foreign Language(with Lýdia Machová)
    Has it happened to you that you invested so much time to learn a foreign language, but after maybe years of not using it, you lost a lot of what you have learned? This is a common problem for all of us. In this episode, our guest Lydia and Jan discuss methods that help us to NOT forget the language we have learned.
    4 October 2019, 4:32 pm
  • 9 minutes 9 seconds
    TAORLL07 - 4 Tips For Better Memorization
    Do you easily forget words that you've spent a lot of time memorizing? Or maybe some vocabulary is really hard to memorize altogether? Listen to our latest episode in which Jan shares four scientifically proven tips on how to improve your memorization. Since memorizing vocabulary is a crucial part of language learning, there are ways we can help our brain remember words better.
    1 October 2019, 4:19 pm
  • 8 minutes 57 seconds
    TAORLL06 - The Power Of Making Combinations
    Have you wondered what is the FASTEST way you can get to a conversational level? Maybe you spend days and days learning words but you struggle with making sentences of your own. In this episode, Jan talks about the POWER of making combinations with the words that you already know. You might be surprised just how many sentences or phrases you can come up with, with just a few words!
    27 September 2019, 4:34 pm
  • 10 minutes 56 seconds
    Interview With Polyglot Lýdia Machová About Her Background And Language Mentoring
    In today's episode, we're not going to strictly talk about language learning, but we want to introduce a polyglot Lýdia Machová who has been a successful language mentor. Listen to Jan and Lýdia talk about language mentoring and reasons behind Lýdia's decision to leave her career as an interpreter for a career in language mentoring.
    24 September 2019, 1:05 pm
  • 5 minutes 2 seconds
    Why You Keep Forgetting Words And Should You Worry About It
    So, you keep learning the vocabulary of your target language, but you constantly forget the words you've learned. We've all been there and it's very frustrating! In this episode, Jan talks about how our mind works and how it remembers situations, concepts, and words and explains how you can use that in order to remember the vocabulary better and for longer.
    17 September 2019, 8:10 am
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