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English Language Educator and Linguistics Graduate Student |
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Content Creator for Lingvist
Lingvist uses machine learning and AI to deliver a customized experience that results in top-speed second language acquisition.
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Master's Student in Language and Mind
Studying Linguistics and Cognitive Studies at the University of Siena, Italy and learning Italian along the way!
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Online English Teacher for VIPkid
VIPkid was recently recognized by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies.
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TEFL Certified
Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) certification from University of Toronto.
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How to Memorize Vocabulary Fast
with Lingvist’s Course Wizard *This post was published on the Lingvist Blog. The most frustrating feeling when speaking a foreign language is knowing the word for something but not being able to remember it. The “tip of the tongue phenomenon” occurs when we fail to retrieve a word from our long-term memory. Although we can’t guarantee […]
By aubrieamstutz | August 5, 2019
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Forgetting to Remember: Spaced Repetition in Learning
*This post was published on the Lingvist Blog. Language learning researchers estimate that someone who knows between 800–1,000 words can successfully participate in basic, everyday conversations. After learning 2,000 words, research suggests you can understand about 80% of a text. Considering that you probably want to have some time left over to actually use your second language (before […]
By aubrieamstutz | August 5, 2019
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A Reading Of New York Times Notable Book “Lab Girl” By Geobiologist Hope Jahren
On February 2, 2018 I had the honor of reading a segment of Hope Jahren’s memoir Lab Girl. From the New York Times Review: Her engrossing new memoir, “Lab Girl,” is at once a thrilling account of her discovery of her vocation and a gifted teacher’s road map to the secret lives of plants — […]
By aubrieamstutz | February 5, 2018