These articles by language learning consultant Greg Thomson add up to over 240 pages of text and give aspiring language learners an exciting approach to effective language learning. The first four were written to be read in the order they're listed; the fifth can be read at any time. (Note: Due to their length they will take a while to load in your browser.)

• "What? Me Worry about Language Learning?"
• "Leave Me Alone! Can't You See I'm Learning Your Language?"
• "Kick-starting Your Language Learning: Becoming a basic speaker through fun and games inside a secure nest"
• "Language Learning in the Real World for Non-beginners"
• "Building a Corpus of Comprehensible Text"

Here are other, shorter articles written with the beginning language learning in mind:

• "A Brief Overview of Language" by Reid Wilson
• "What Does It Mean To "Learn" a Language?" by Reid Wilson
• "Remembering Who Is Responsible for Your Language Learning Success" by Reid Wilson
• "Your First Language Learning Tutoring Session" by Reid Wilson

Language Impact's Language Learning MP3 Hub also contains vital content for beginning language learners, as does our Highly Recommended Language Learning Activities page.