Take Control of Your Schedule: Designing a Program of Self-Study After Finishing School Alexander Arguelles 2024-10-19 | In this video I answer five questions that might be of interest to those who have only ever known formal structured learning in school and are now embarking upon developing self-study habits:00:00 How to maintain motivation and momentum when you drive yourself?04:20 Atomic Habits and minimalism or not?06:45 What benchmarks are there for self-study?09:35 How to handle the learning curve and intermediate plateau when self-studying?12:08 Should you consider some formal structure instead of or in addition to self-study?Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Advice for Parenting Polyglots Alexander Arguelles 2024-10-12 | In this video I answer five questions that might be of interest to those aspire to raise and rear their children to be polyglots:00:00 Is there such a thing as a culture of polyglottery in a family?04:45 How to pass on the polyglot inheritance?08:45 Besides learning languages yourself, what other advice can I give?11:40 What is the ideal starter set of languages for a child to learn growing up?16:10 How can monolingual parents contribute to this process?Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Talmud and Rabbinical Books on the Streets of Berkeley Alexander Arguelles 2024-08-17 | A collection of the Talmud and other Rabbinical scholarly works was sitting on the streets of Berkeley California, free for the taking by anyone interested as of Saturday morning, August 17th, 2024. They had been there for at least a week when I made this brief clip, and I am happy to say that they were indeed rescued by that afternoon.Join my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
What is the Comparative History of Religions? Alexander Arguelles 2024-08-10 | 00:00 - Intro00:49 - What is the comparative study of religion?06:34 - Emergence of the social sciences in the 18th century08:25 - Comparative mythology and philology 09:29 - Classical scholarly training11:01 - Is 19th century scholarship biased?12:18 - Rigorous doctoral training at University of Chicago14:23 - Why do people leave their PhD at this stage?15:55 - Dream symbolism in the Old Norse sagas19:02 - Comparative religion vs primary sources 23:00 - Usefulness of reading French and German24:17 - The value of an interdisciplinary perspective25:52 - How to teach comparative historical religions29:48 - Tantalizing readings 33:49 - How to join the classSubscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
LLPSI From Familia Romana to Roma Aeterna Alexander Arguelles 2024-05-27 | A short explanation of why you should not attempt to go straight from part I to part II of this excellent series. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
3 Things That Can Happen to a Polyglots Ears in a Big City Alexander Arguelles 2024-05-18 | I share my recent experience overhearing languages in crowded environments in terms of a) a feast for the ears, b) gibberish/babel and its resolution, and c) strangely frequent instances of full-scale code switching. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Language Learning Consultation - Lucas Alexander Arguelles 2024-04-27 | A consultation with an advanced learner regarding 1) active vs. passive studying; 2) input vs. output using textbook dialogues; 3) phonetic awareness while shadowing; and 4) approach to vocabulary acquisition. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
On Outdoor Exercise: Mental, Physical, Spiritual Alexander Arguelles 2024-04-20 | One of the keys to my productivity has always been studying outside as much as possible, switching activities or types of exercise to remain fresh, sometimes alternating not just been languages or books, but between different types of exercises altogether, namely mental, physical, and spiritual exercises. Join me on a dawn tour of Live Oak Park in Berkeley, California, for a view of what the grounds of a "study garden" could look like. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Advice for Aspiring Academics Alexander Arguelles 2024-04-13 | Should you pursue your dream if that means needing to go through the toxic environment of many contemporary graduate programs? I share some thoughts on this while visiting my hometown of Berkeley, California. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Language Learning Discoveries vs. Insight Alexander Arguelles 2024-04-06 | A conversation about the role of teachers, guided self-study, the academy community, 12-year learning sequence brainstorming, what it means to know a language, the breadth of Latin, discoveries vs. insight, branch language learning. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Vision for Polyliteracy, 2024 Alexander Arguelles 2024-03-30 | Contents: 00:00 Announcement, 01:16 Introduction, 05:29 Definitions, 09:17 Polyliteracy, 26:32 An Institute for Polyliteracy, 31:50 Facilities, 36:58 General Curriculum, 41:16 Germanic & Romance Branches Track, 48:00 Language Documentation Track, 55:12 Conclusion & Merlin Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Please note that this video is an update to my presentation at the Society of Geolinguistics in 2013 on The Price of Polyglottery: The Case for Establishing a Polyglot Institute. You can see that video here: youtu.be/wsUm1Q-GLDwFinnish Village conversation video: youtu.be/3f7xf0gvOJQSubscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
How a Polyglot Balances and Maintains Many Languages Alexander Arguelles 2024-03-23 | Listen to me discuss adding artwork to advanced scriptorium, using cycles of languages on alternate days, trying to add breadth, advancing when you are already advanced, where might I be in 20 years, the balancing act of maintaining languages, planning a life around language study, life choices to live immersed in difficult languages, pursuing knowledge more important than wealth, building a polyliterate community, deeper non-linguistic reasons for studying languages, the relation of speaking to reading proficiency, the importance of oral delivery and reading aloud, my evolving attitude toward audiobooks, offering audiobooks in obscure languages, and using the Internet Archive. Please note that this video is also an update to some of the same questions that Michael Erard asked me when he interviewed me for his book on polyglots back in 2009. You can see that video here: youtu.be/Oudgdh6tl00Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
A Polyglots Daily Linguistic Workout - 15 Years Later Alexander Arguelles 2024-03-16 | What do I do now that I did not do then? Listen to me talk about how I now use audiobooks, art, conversations with myself, reading aloud, recording myself, holding Germanic and Romance branch congresses in my head, memorizing and reciting texts, engaging philosophical & theological questions, honing a sense of time, and incorporating kinesthetics into language work. Please note that this video is an update to some of the same questions that Michael Erard asked me when he interviewed me for his book on polyglots back in 2009. You can see that video here: youtu.be/Oudgdh6tl00Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Paradigm Chanting Sample Demonstration - Latin Verbs, Principal Parts Alexander Arguelles 2024-03-09 | Demonstration of a technique for learning paradigms of inflecting languages like Latin, Greek, Sanskrit, Russian, German, and Icelandic. Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academyJoin my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Tips for Working Towards Discipline and Consistent Study Habits Alexander Arguelles 2024-03-02 | A conversation about steps you can take to psychologically prepare yourself to develop the regular and systematic habits you need to be a successful autodidactic language learner. Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academySubscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
What is Wrong With Being Monolingual? Alexander Arguelles 2024-02-24 | Do you only know English? Then you are "monolingual," which can be seen as a kind of handicap. Being raised monolingual is not your fault, but to stay monolingual by choice is to accept a set of confining limitations. Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academySubscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
What Languages Were Most Difficult for me, and Why? Alexander Arguelles 2024-02-17 | In answer to a question that I get regularly, I describe difficulties that I myself have encountered in learning languages. If you would like me to answer your question in a similar fashion, pose it seriously in the comments section. Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academySubscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
How to Develop Self Discipline to Study Languages Alexander Arguelles 2024-02-10 | How can you carry through with your plans and develop daily habits that leads to self-transformation? Listen to this conversation for ideas that can lead you to success. Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academySubscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join my virtual academy and meet with me every week to get a systematic theoretical framework for long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Join also to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, to develop conversational abilities in Latin, and/or to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English. And subscribe to my monthly newsletter at: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
How to Find the Best Methods to Learn to Read Foreign Languages Alexander Arguelles 2024-02-03 | What are the best types of methods to use to learn foreign languages if your primary goal is to read literature in them? Books! Older books tend to have more substantial content, often aim at literature, and provide a measure of digital detox when using them. This video continues the conversation from last week by recommending materials for the 10 or so languages discussed. We then go into what other languages someone with the interests of this "proxy student" might eventually want to explore, particularly those (Arabic, Sanskrit, Classical Chinese) that serve as etymological sources for the majority of the world's languages. Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academySubscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join me at any time in my virtual academy to get a systematic theoretical framework for planning your long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot, to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English (suitable for advanced non-natives as well as native speakers), to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn to read sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, or to develop not only literary but conversational abilities in Latin, plus more at : alexanderarguelles.com/academy Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
How to Learn 10 Languages in 5 Years Alexander Arguelles 2024-01-27 | Would you like to know lots of languages? It can be done, but it requires many years of many hours of hard work to lay the foundation, and then a lifetime of reading and other use to continue to improve. Join me in a brainstorming session with a proxy student to see how one might structure such a plan for a bookish lifetime of reading great literature in the original. Join my academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academySubscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join me at any time in my virtual academy to get a systematic theoretical framework for planning your long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot, to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English (suitable for advanced non-natives as well as native speakers), to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn to read sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, or to develop not only literary but conversational abilities in Latin, plus more at : alexanderarguelles.com/academy Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
What is Wrong with Higher Education Today and What Can We do About it? Alexander Arguelles 2024-01-20 | Join me in a conversation with a college student about the core problems affecting higher education today:01:39 1. Loss of consensus regarding definition of education10:36 2. Consequences of compulsory mass education19:03 3. Explosion and fragmentation of knowledge26:32 4. Marxism33:47 5. Bureaucratic bloat 36:30 6. DEI41:12 7. What can we do about it?Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join me at any time in my virtual academy to get a systematic theoretical framework for planning your long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot, to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English (suitable for advanced non-natives as well as native speakers), to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn to read sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, or to develop not only literary but conversational abilities in Latin, plus more at : alexanderarguelles.com/academy Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Free Shadowing Tutorial Practicum Hikes in New York City Alexander Arguelles 2024-01-13 | Join me next week in NYC for free, hands-on tips and advice for how to do the technique of foreign language shadowing. I'll be there on three mornings, the 18th, 19th, and 20th (Thursday Friday, and Saturday - I mispoke in the video). Early each morning, I'll go to a park anyway to exercise, so this is an invitation to join me for a combined mental and physical exercise session of foreign language shadowing while doing a kind of power walk. If you don't know how to shadow, I can demonstrate it for you and get you doing it right, and if you do shadow already, I can check your form and perhaps suggest other ways of doing it as well. If you might be interested in this, I will have a sign up sheet on my website soon where you can get more information about exactly when and where these three sessions will be: alexanderarguelles.comHere is the link to the first video I did about this, back in 2008: youtu.be/VdheWK7u11wJoin me at any time in my virtual academy to get a systematic theoretical framework for planning your long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot, to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English (suitable for advanced non-natives as well as native speakers), to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn to read sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, or to develop not only literary but conversational abilities in Latin, plus more at : alexanderarguelles.com/academy Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
What Kind of Language Learner are You? Alexander Arguelles 2024-01-06 | Different types of language learners need different types of advice, methods, and materials depending on their goals, experience, and other circumstances. There are many ways one can classify different types of language learners; in this video I do so depending on whether a learner is likely or not to want to go on to learn other languages. Under this rubric, I describe 9 different types of learners. Are you one of these? If you can think of another type, please let me know! Join new classes and sessions in my virtual academy alexanderarguelles.com/academy or subscribe to my newsletter at alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Join me in my virtual academy to get a systematic theoretical framework for planning your long-term language learning in the Path of the Polyglot, to read and discuss Great Books of Western Civilization or the Comparative History of Religions in English (suitable for advanced non-natives as well as native speakers), to read and discuss French, German, Italian, and/or Spanish literature, to learn to read sacred languages such as Arabic, Sanskrit, Greek, or Old Norse, or to develop not only literary but conversational abilities in Latin, plus more at : alexanderarguelles.com/academy Subscribe to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Gratitude: 1 Good Habit for More Effective and Efficient Studies Alexander Arguelles 2023-12-31 | Always fond of New Year's Resolutions, I suggest the good habit of keeping a gratitude journal, and express my own gratitude for all that has led to my Academy. Join new classes and sessions in my virtual academy this January alexanderarguelles.com/academy or subscribe to my newsletter at alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter 00:00 - Recommendation for a New Year's resolution - a gratitude journal 02:48 - An open thank you to the institutions that formed me05:58 - An expression of appreciation for those who have helped me launch the Academy08:20 - Description of academy offerings, including New courses in Italian literature, Koine Greek, and a new section of Path of the Polyglot. I will be offering many new classes and sessions in my virtual academy as of January 2024, so if you enjoy learning from my videos, please explore these: alexanderarguelles.com/academy And keep up-to-date by subscribing to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter
Great Books of the Western World Alexander Arguelles 2023-12-21 | What are "the Great Books of the Western World" and what is "Great Books education?" Join me in a conversation with Steve James to find out: 00:00 - History of the Great Books series 02:41 - Popularity of the Great Books beyond the universities 05:12 - Why read old books?06:59 - A tour of the books in the series 12:02 - Ideal reading order 18:40 - Why a discussion circle?22:05 - Growing reading capacity 23:38 - Skills of analysis and discussion26:49 - Becoming well read 30:42 - The benefit of an expert teacher 32:00 - Uncovering in the roots of the Western intellectual tradition35:41 - How to join the discussion circleJoin new classes and sessions in my virtual academy this January alexanderarguelles.com/academy or subscribe to my newsletter at alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter I will be offering many new classes and sessions in my virtual academy as of January 2024, so if you enjoy learning from my videos, please explore these: alexanderarguelles.com/academy And keep up-to-date by subscribing to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter
How to Develop Reading Abilities in Foreign Languages Alexander Arguelles 2023-12-16 | In conversation with Robbie, I update a "silver bullet" post about steps in reading foreign languages. Join new classes and sessions in my virtual academy this January alexanderarguelles.com/academy or subscribe to my newsletter at alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter I will be offering many new classes and sessions in my virtual academy as of January 2024, so if you enjoy learning from my videos, please explore these: alexanderarguelles.com/academy And keep up-to-date by subscribing to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter
How to Use Anki to Learn Foreign Languages Alexander Arguelles 2023-08-27 | In this video, I talk with Robbie, a student of mine who uses Anki more efficiently than anyone else I know as an integral part of his very effective language learning habits. He describes how he does this with the 8 different languages he studies, and we also discuss his experience in my academy learning Sanskrit and Arabic, reading Spanish literature, and participating in the Language Learning Support Group. Keep up-to-date with information like this by subscribing to my monthly newsletter here: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Here is the link to Robbie's presentation: youtube.com/watch?v=nFQ3bFq3mJEIt is entitled, "Foreign Language Vocabulary Supercharged". You can also find it by clicking on Robbie's name in the comments to go over to his YouTube channel to see it.If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me next week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages including Latin, Arabic, and Sanskrit. And you can keep up-to-date by subscribing to my monthly newsletter: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
How to Learn Vocabulary in Foreign Languages Alexander Arguelles 2023-07-14 | In this video, I discuss why I have never used and thus cannot endorse specific vocabulary learning products such as Vocabulearn or Anki; why I take a more holistic approach to overall language development; why I recommend a multiple textbook approach followed by years of reading different types of texts in order to truly develop a rich vocabulary; how to make the most of conversational opportunities to internalize new words; how to use specific resources for learning etymological roots in languages very different from your own; and how to plan for a lifetime of language learning by mastering classical languages first and/or studying multiple related languages simultaneously so as to build web of connections between them. Keep up-to-date with information like this by subscribing to my monthly newsletter here: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me next week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages including Latin, Arabic, and Sanskrit.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Linguistic Meditations in Nature Alexander Arguelles 2023-05-28 | In this video, I describe a technique of linguistic meditation that helps you develop the habit of thinking directly in a foreign language. Detailed steps are in the description. Keep up-to-date with information like this by subscribing to my monthly newsletter here: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter This is a technique that can be done indoors as well, but it works particularly well in nature. Give it a try! The steps:1. Find a place where you can spend some time studying outside in fresh air.2. Finish your studies by reading aloud.3. Stop and consciously try to feel and hear the words you just read resonating and reverberating in your head. 4. Set an intention not to turn your mind to other things, but to just hear and recall these words and others you have read for a few minutes. 5. Try taking a deep breath first and keeping your mind attuned to the sounds as long as you can hold the air.6. You can do this even at a relatively early stage; when you advance to the point when you can start to think new sentences as well as recall the ones you have read, you need to add another conscious intentional step:7. Turn off both the impulse to panic and the instinct to translate in your head - when you come to a word or concept you don't know yet, just skip over it, leave it blank, and keep your mind calmly thinking in the target language.8. You might only be able to do this for a matter of seconds at first, but as you practice the technique and get better in the language, you will be able to do this for longer and longer.9. The chief benefit of this is developing the ability to think directly in your foreign language. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me next week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages including Latin, Arabic, and Sanskrit.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
What Should I Do With the Rest of My Life? Learn Sanskrit? Read Tacitus? Alexander Arguelles 2023-04-29 | Merlin's 10th birthday, my own 59th birthday, and the Academy's 1st anniversary are all coming up! Opening my Academy this past year has been the realization of a lifelong dream, and I want to express my gratitude to all those who have helped make it happen. You can subscribe to my monthly newsletter here: alexanderarguelles.com/newsletter Last week, students requested a new course in Sanskrit, so I am announcing that as well as our next reading for Great Books of the West. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me next week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages including Latin, Arabic, and now Sanskrit.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
What Language(s) am I Learning Now/Next? Alexander Arguelles 2023-04-08 | As people are always asking me this question, I was inspired this morning to do a quick video FAQ response. Although I cannot add to my plate, I try to balance what I have on it, and I aspire to give more time to some other exotic tongues in the future. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me next week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Sanskrit, Hebrew, Ancient Egyptian, and other Indic and ancient languages. Alexander Arguelles 2023-04-01 | Conclude the tour of my resource library with books for learning Arabic, Persian, Hindi, Sanskrit, other Indict languages, Hebrew, Ancient Egyptian, and other ancient languages. As I go through the books, I pull down and talk about specific volumes, and I also answer questions from Xing Hao, who is filming. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me next week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Chinese, Japanese, and Korean Resources Alexander Arguelles 2023-03-25 | Take a virtual tour of my collection of materials for learning Chinese, Japanese, and especially Korean, including volumes I myself authored. As I go through the books, I pull down and talk about specific volumes, and I also answer questions from Xing Hao, who is filming. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me this week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
African, American, Oceanic, Central & South-East Asian Languages Alexander Arguelles 2023-03-12 | Inspect my resources for learning languages from North, Central, and South America, Oceania, South-East Asia, Central Asia, and Africa. As I go through the collection, I pull down and talk about specific volumes, and I also answer questions from Xing Hao, who is filming. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me this week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
On Finding Famous Signatures in Old Books Alexander Arguelles 2023-03-04 | Was it my destiny to learn Old Norse? To see why I wonder, watch this narrative for bibliophiles in which I tell the tale of how three volumes, originally belonging to James Henry Breasted, Morris Moe Berg, and my own father, made their way into my library.If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me this week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Slavic, Baltic, Ural Altaic, Albanian, Euskara, Esperanto Resources & Discussion Alexander Arguelles 2023-02-18 | Tour my resources for learning Slavic, Baltic, Ural Altaic, Albanian, Euskara, and Esperanto. As I go through the collection, I pull down and talk about specific volumes, and I also answer questions from Xing Hao, who is filming. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me this week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; learn about linguistics and comparative religion in lecture series; or get support for guided self-study of languages.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Germanic, Celtic, and Greek Language Resources and Discussion Alexander Arguelles 2023-01-29 | Continue the virtual tour of my resources for learning medieval and modern Germanic (German, Dutch, Icelandic, Swedish, etc.) and Celtic (Irish, Welsh, Breton, etc.) languages as well as both ancient and modern Greek. As I go through the collection, I pull down and talk about specific volumes, and I also answer questions from Xing Hao, who is filming. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy You can join me this week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; learn about linguistics and comparative religion in lecture series; or get support for guided self-study of languages.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Latin, Occitan, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese, Catalan, Spanish & French Language Learning Resources Alexander Arguelles 2023-01-08 | Join me on a virtual tour of my resources for learning Romance languages. As I go through the collection, I pull down and talk about specific volumes, and I also answer questions from Xing Hao, who is filming. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy First quarter 2023 has just begun, so you can join me this week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; learn about linguistics and comparative religion in lecture series; or get support for guided self-study of languages.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
The Worlds Largest Language Library: 155 Languages Alexander Arguelles 2022-12-31 | Over the years, I have collected materials for the study of over 150 different languages. It has always been my desire to make this resource center available to others. By showing it now, I hope to make people aware of the existence of rare materials and to offer to share them with students in my academy. Join me now in the first part of a 6-part tour of the collection, which my assistant Xing Hao filmed while visiting me recently. Regarding the title - I know full well that institutional libraries are far larger than this, but I do not believe there is another collection that has a wider extent or range of languages than mine. If there is one, I would love to see a tour of its resources! I would also welcome suggestions for or donations of materials for languages that are not currently contained in my collection. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy First quarter 2023 begins in January, so you could join me next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; learn about linguistics and comparative religion in lecture series; or get support for guided self-study of languages.If you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
The Path of the Polyglot: Lessons from a Lifetime of Language Learning Alexander Arguelles 2022-09-28 | For decades, I have been working on an extensive and comprehensive manuscript about my approach to languages and literatures. I will use this ms. for a new lecture series where you can discuss it with me in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Based on reception to these lecturers, I will make final edits to the manuscript before offering it for publication. In this video, I discuss some of the topics I cover in it, as well as the type of reader who might find it most useful. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. New sessions begin in October, so you could join a session next week to hear lectures about the Path of the Polyglot, improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Do you want to be fluent in a foreign language? Then this is what you will need to do... Alexander Arguelles 2022-09-10 | Many if not most students of foreign languages aspire to be fluent in them some day. How can you plan for and work towards this ambitious goal? You can discuss this kind of topic with me in person in my virtual academy: alexanderarguelles.com/academy Here in today's video, I discuss three distinct stages of working towards this target: 1) a foundational phase, 2) a consolidation phase, and 3) a polishing phase. I discuss the numbers of hours you are likely to need for each phase, as well as the focus of each and the types of activities that go with this, by comparing and contrasting three different ways of learning a foreign language: 1) intensive training as at FSI, 2) university classes, and 3) teaching yourself with autodidactic materials. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. Registration is ongoing, so you could join a session next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
The Nature Method for Learning Foreign Languages - What is it & Why isnt it Better Known? Alexander Arguelles 2022-08-21 | The natural or direct method for teaching a foreign language uses only that language itself, with no explanations in a teaching language. New words are explained by those already learned and by pictures. Join methodological discussions at alexanderarguelles.com/academyThe natural or direct method was popular for teaching French, German, Spanish, and Latin from about 1890 - 1920. It formed the core of Berlitz materials at that time, and was a major influence on the development of the Linguaphone courses. In the 1950's, it was revived by the Nature Method Institute in Copenhagen, which first published Hans Ørberg's Lingua Latina per se Illustrata, as well as parallel format methods for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and Danish. While Ørberg's books are still in print, all of the others have long been hard to find. Thanks to the Internet Archive, increasing numbers of these are freely available in digital form. And now thanks to Ayan Academy, they are also being made available again in handsome hard copies as well. Ayan Academy is actively engaged in updating this material, expanding the range of languages to include Turkish and Czech, and providing free audio material for all of these on its YouTube channel. This is a fantastic undertaking to rescue undeservedly obscure material for all those with polyitis! Please visit, explore, and support them at: youtube.com/c/AyanAcademy/videosIf you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. Registration is ongoing, so you could join a session next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
How to Learn a Language Fast? Alexander Arguelles 2022-08-14 | People sometimes wonder whether it is possible to learn a foreign language "fast." In this video, I discuss why this goal is generally misguided and unattainable. Learn more by joining a language-learning support group: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. Registration is ongoing, so you could join a session next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Overcoming the Greatest Obstacle in Teaching Yourself a Foreign Language Alexander Arguelles 2022-08-07 | The greatest obstacle in teaching yourself a foreign language is getting up the momentum to sustain a regular study habit. In this brief video, I discuss various ways that this obstacle is manifested and suggest ways to overcome it. alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. Registration is ongoing, so you could join a session next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Great Books of the West: Herodotus - Inspectional Overview/Review of The Histories/Investigations Alexander Arguelles 2022-07-31 | In this video, I provide a synopsis of all nine books of The Histories or Investigations of Herodotus of Halicarnassus. Herodotus is a core component of the University of Chicago / Encyclopedia Britannica collection of the Great Books of the Western World, of which Mortimer Adler was the chief editor. Adler was also the author of How to Read a Book, which outlines strategies for how to read challenging works that are meant to instruct the mind and not just to entertain or inform. Among his principles is the idea of "inspectional" reading, which involves getting a solid overview of a book's contents, then reading and discussing it slowly and systematically a first time. It is my hope that this video can serve to help those who have read it already to review and revise it from time to time, as well as encourage others to embark upon this project of continuing lifelong learning. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. Registration is ongoing, so you could join a session next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Thoughts on Adding a Spiritual Component to Language Studies Alexander Arguelles 2022-07-24 | Language Learning is obviously an intellectual task and thus a form of mental exercise, but if we can add supplementary physical and/or spiritual components to the endeavor, we can make it a more holistic enterprise that is more likely to endure the dark night of intermediate plateaus. In this video, I discuss the study of sacred or scriptural languages, various kinds of attitudes one can adopt to keep the mystery of language alive in one's soul, and a number of exercises, such as thinking without words, that can keep your spirit attuned to that mystery. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. Registration is ongoing, so you could join a session next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
How to Take Notes for Great Books Reading Projects Alexander Arguelles 2022-07-17 | To get the most out of a close reading project such as going through the Great Books of the West and/or the Sacred Books of the East, you need to take and keep good notes. In this video, I suggest four stages for doing this: 1) penciling in the margins, 2) lecturing to the wall and then writing down a synopsis of that, 3) preparing ever-expanding lists of key terms, people, ideas, etc., and 4) beginning to make comparative and contrasting columns for multiple works.If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. Registration is ongoing, so you could join a session next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
How and Why to Talk to Your Mirror - Solo Conversation Practice with Assimil Manuals Alexander Arguelles 2022-07-10 | A suggested final stage for working with Assimil manuals - after internalizing the material by repeated shadowing of the text as well as copying it out in scriptorium, standing in front of a mirror to simulate the situation of face to face conversation, the dialogues can be practiced in three phases: 1) speaking in them in conversational tone as written, 2) substituting a number of other words to produce a variation on the theme, and 3) using the dialog as a prompt to ad lib longer conversations. If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. Registration is ongoing, so you could join a session next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
Korean in 3 Months - 1st Month Progress, 2nd Month New Steps Alexander Arguelles 2022-07-03 | Ardaschir reports on his progress toward the goal of placing into 3rd year Korean at Columbia University after an intensive summer of self-study via Assimil (shadowing & scriptorium) + Anki. I suggest that he add four new steps in July: 1) Mirror Conversations, 2) Systematic Grammar Study, 3) Pleasure Reading of Bilingual Classics Illustrated Comics, 4) Hanja.If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might enjoy learning with me in my virtual academy. Registration is ongoing, so you could join a session next week to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please consider making a contribution at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
The 6-Language Factor - A Benchmark to Structure Your Progress Alexander Arguelles 2022-06-26 | Knowledge of about 6 languages is a limit for multilingualism and a milestone challenge for polyglottery. Those interested in the challenge might do well to spread their 6 among a variety of suggested categories. Learning these 6 greatly facilitates learning still more, but 6 is also about the number of languages one can develop and enjoy maintaining simultaneously at high levels. Join my virtual academy to improve your abilities to read French, German, or Spanish literature, practice spoken Latin, learn to read Medieval languages, participate in Great Books discussion seminars, or get support for teaching yourself languages, including participation in study-with-me sessions: alexanderarguelles.com/academyIf you are in a position to support my educational efforts, please contribute at: ko-fi.com/alexanderarguelles
