Karis Kim

How to Memorize Vocabulary Words

December 24, 2024

Although semantic encoding sounds like a highly complex term, its definition is actually rather simple: it’s a memorization method where additional, personal... Read More

Arabic, Spanish, and the Inseparability of History and Language

December 15, 2024

For several centuries, Spain was not controlled by Spaniards. In 711, the Arabic-speaking Umayyad dynasty from North Africa—also known as the Moors—crosse... Read More

Chinese, Japanese, and Korean: An Overview

December 7, 2024

In virtually all circumstances, to learn about China, Korea, or Japan is to inevitably learn about the other two countries too. These three East Asian nation... Read More

Tips for Reading in a Foreign Language: Beginner Level

November 29, 2024

It’s ironic: Half of the reason why I learn languages is to read in them, yet often, trying to do so is what discourages me from progressing. It’s like cl... Read More

“Untranslatable” Words: Snapshots of Culture

November 22, 2024

If every single word in a language had a perfect, one-to-one equivalent in another, wouldn’t that just make language learning boring? At the very least, I th... Read More