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Ray Vetne is a regular guy from Norway who is fast becoming one of the Net's most down-to-earth and direct voices on the topic of language learning.

He's the Editor of LinguaGuide, which is a fantastic resource for language learners.

Recently, Vetne has begun producing a series of informative videos on the topic of learning languages faster.

This series offers some valuable advice, the kind that many have traditionally had to pay for. Have a look at the first video...

"I've never encountered anyone like this..."

"...he absolutely blew my mnd."

These remarks come from a British documentary called The Boy with the Incredible Brain. As language students, we all wish we could experience hyper-accelerated learning, because it would certainly save us a lot of time & effort.

Hey people, this video is Close-Captioned (click on CC in the player to get English sub-titles)!

It's another interesting exploration of the topic: using video games to learn world languages.

In Part 1, I began a brief history of modern language teaching, starting with the Reform Movement in Europe in the nineteenth century and pausing at...

The Audiolingual Method

The Audiolingual Method (ALM) of language instruction was derived out of strong theoretical conclusions in the field of linguistics and psychology. Through the findings of structural linguists and behavioral scientists, ALM claimed that language is a system of rule-governed structures arranged hierarchically, and that learning is a process of habit formation, where skills are learned by analogy and not analysis...

I feel it's worthwhile to establish some context for language students to the world of language teaching. A modern history of language teaching will give you an informed perspective on your own particular learning process, what your teacher is doing, and what makes for effective language teaching.

The following, therefore, is a very brief history of language teaching that emphasizes the period starting from the innovative, theoretical developments of the nineteenth century Reform Movement up to the present.

A sufficient perspective on this period of 100+ years would not exclude the background out of which the Reform Movement arose however; therefore, a cursory review of the pre-theoretical ‘Dark Ages’ of language instruction will introduce this history...

Graham Stanley is an English language teacher interested in emerging Web technologies. Watch this interesting presentation he's made...

Graham mentions something called Second Life, which is a virtual 3D online world that has enormous educational potential, including language-learning.

A report by Mark Lindsey from 'School Scene' on Sony language-learning software being used in an American high school. The main demonstration of the technology is from a Japanese class.

The Sony software being used in this video will soon be out-of-date in the bleeding-edge world of multimedia technology, but the point on how this technology is opening up the potential for interactive computer learning is well made.

Are you struggling to stay motivated in your language learning endeavours?

These two videos (parts 1 and 2) present a fantastic idea for anyone who's into being entertained (who isn't?) and struggling with their motivation to learn a language...

I have noticed a surprising growth in the industry of video games devoted to learning skills. I shall be following this development and reporting on it again.

Welcome to LANGUAGES101 and the LANGUAGES101 Network.

This website stands for diversity and multiplicity in world languages.

Notice how I don't refer to languages other than my mother tongue as "foreign"?! I've decided to reduce my use of that word.

Consider this idea: diverse world languages (and an educated populace who use them) facilitate diverse thoughts and perspectives.