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Acquisition Laboratory

Shamar Loi

Acquisition Lab delves into a systematic, data-driven approach to language acquisition, sharing personal journeys and insights to achieve deep, lasting linguistic mastery through unconventional, immersive methods.

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Latest Issues

Choosing Depth Over Breadth

“To imagine a language means to imagine a form of life.” — Ludwig Wittgenstein

Start With Why

As language learners, we embark upon a long journey to gain proficiency in a foreign language, defining our goals based on whatever inspires...

6 days ago
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Polyglot in Progress #14: Entering a New Phase of Language Cultivation

Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow.” — Lao Tzu

Overview

This (2) two months’ report captures a period of transition. While Spanish continued to become more familiar through...

11 days ago
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My Philosophy of Language Acquisition

“Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still”

Language Acquisition Philosophy

I am often asked whether or not I would take a language course. And my answer is always it depends.

In my quest to learn several lan...

19 days ago
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Reverse French Immersion

I always thought language immersion required going where you’re surrounded by the language. Living in English-speaking Canada, I didn’t assume I would have the opportunity to experience that kind of learning.

In 2024, I decided to learn Fr...

a month ago
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When Languages Don’t Show Up On Demand

You can spend hundreds of hours with a language and still have moments where it simply doesn’t show up when you need it.

This month’s report captures exactly that experience. Across multiple languages, there were moments where understandin...

2 months ago
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