Language learning and teaching

AI as Tool Maker and Tool User for Less Commonly Taught Languages

Talks LLC workshop · 18 June 2026 · Talk

Vibecoding for Language Teachers: Making apps for language learning with AI

Talks AULC 2026, Rewley House · 9 January 2026 · Workshop

This hands-on workshop introduces language teachers to AI-assisted coding ('vibecoding') as a powerful new avenue for creating language learning applications. Using Gemini and Google AI Studio, the session demonstrates how educators can…

ChatGPT is a Weird Linguist: What Should Language Teachers Know?

Talks TILT Webinar (Association for Language Learning) · 2023 · Webinar

In this specialized talk for language professionals, LLMs are described as 'superpolyglots' but 'weird linguists.' While models like GPT-4 can translate between languages with high fluency, their acquisition method (reading the entire…

Using online corpus for literacy teachers

Talks BDA International Conference · March 2016 · Talk

Language learning in literature as a source domain for generative metaphors about anything

Writing Metaphor Hacker · 1 June 2011 · Blog post

The piece uses literary depictions of language learning to propose a model of expertise that includes strategy, emotion, and social participation.

links for 2010-07-05

Writing techczech.net · 6 July 2010 · Blog post

The digest links to an online dictionary and translation search tool.

7 Common Myths About Language and Learning

Dominik Lukeš

Research 2009 · Talk with slides

Professional linguists and folk theory of language

Writing Hermeneutic Heretic · 8 July 2007 · Blog post

The piece challenges assumptions that multilingualism uniformly improves openness, subsequent language learning or social understanding.

Building Language Learning Communities Online

Dominik Lukeš

Research Barcamp Brussels, Brussels · 2006 · Paper

Organizing Reading Tasks in Large Multilevel Classes Within a Strict Curriculum and With Limited Resources

Dominik Lukeš

Research 2nd ELTA Conference, Durrës, Albania · 2006 · Paper

From Cognitive to Pedagogic Grammar and Back: Linguists vs. Folk Models of Language and Learning

Dominik Lukeš

Research Gram-to-Mind, Bordeaux · 2005 · Talk with slides

Conceptualizing the ‘Shape' of the Lesson: The Logistics of Learning

Dominik Lukeš

Research ELTA Conference, Elbasan, Albania · 2004 · Paper

Image Schemas in Second Language Learning and Instruction: A Case for a Multidisciplinary Approach

Dominik Lukeš

Research Image Schemas and Linguistic Relativity, Language Culture and Mind, Portsmouth · 2004 · Talk with slides

Czech Hiccup by Hiccup: The Casual Visitor's Primer

Writing The Prague Post · c. 2002 · Journalism

The piece teaches visitors a compact set of Czech words and phrases for everyday travel situations.

K využití některých diagnostických metod v jazykovém vyučování

Dominik Lukeš

Research Cizí jazyky (Foreign Languages) · 2002 · Journal article

Když posadíte sedmiletého člověka do třídy na čtyři hodiny týdně, naučí se toho za rok méně než motivovaný dospělý za měsíc. Jediné, v čem děti často excelují, je výslovnost.

Writing Lidové noviny · c. 2001 · Journalism

The piece corrects six common myths about foreign-language learning and gives practical advice on age, immersion, teachers, grammar, and methods.

Kolik jazyků znáš...?

Writing Lidové noviny · c. 2001 · Journalism

The piece explains how children manage multiple languages and advises parents on context, literacy, identity, emotion, and code-switching.

Mýty a pověry o učení se cizím jazykům

Writing Lidové noviny · c. 2001 · Journalism

The piece corrects common myths about foreign-language learning and gives practical advice on age, immersion, teachers, grammar, and teaching methods.

Příprava učitelů cizích jazyků v České republice

Writing Lidové noviny · c. 2001 · Journalism

The feature compares Czech university preparation for language teachers with short practical TEFL qualifications and argues for stronger links between theory and classroom practice.

Proč, jak a kdy vzdělávat učitele jazyků

Writing Lidové noviny · c. 2001 · Journalism

The explainer argues that language teachers need adaptable initial preparation followed by practice and continuing professional education.

A Piece of *Koláč*

Writing The Prague Post · c. 2000 · Journalism

The piece explains Czech pastries and the vocabulary, customs, and sayings associated with them.

CALL On the Line: Beyond the Potential of the Internet: A Case of Inflective Czech

Dominik Lukeš

Research Teaching Slavonic Languages Ab-Initio, Glasgow · 2000 · Paper

Dva jazyky jedna hlava: Dětství, jinošství a tak dále

Writing Lidové noviny · c. 2000 · Journalism

The piece explains childhood bilingualism and gives parents practical guidance on language separation, literacy, identity, and motivation.

How do you think you're going?

Writing The Prague Post · c. 2000 · Journalism

The piece explains how Czech verbs of motion distinguish walking, travelling by vehicle, flying, and other kinds of movement.

It is necessary!

Writing The Prague Post · c. 2000 · Journalism

The piece introduces a column about words and constructions that resist direct translation between English and Czech.

Nebojte se dvojjazyčné výchovy

Writing Lidové noviny · c. 2000 · Journalism

The piece explains how children acquire multiple languages and gives parents practical guidance on contexts, literacy, motivation, and cultural identity.

Nobody's perfect

Writing The Prague Post · c. 2000 · Journalism

The piece contrasts the Czech and English tense systems and explains why English perfect tenses lack direct Czech equivalents.

The daily *chleba* and *rohlík*

Writing The Prague Post · c. 2000 · Journalism

The piece explains Czech categories of bread and rolls together with the customs and sayings attached to them.

The Story of Czech

Writing CR Business Guide · c. 2000 · Journalism

The piece introduces the history and structure of Czech while advising learners how to approach the language.

A Brief But Uplifting Introduction to Learning the Czech Language for the Faint of Heart (A Twelve-Step Program)

Writing The Prague Post · c. 1999 · Journalism

The piece presents a twelve-step programme for overcoming common obstacles to learning Czech.

Czech and the Computer

Writing The Prague Post · c. 1999 · Journalism

The piece explains how to configure older computers for Czech fonts, keyboard input, spelling tools, and web pages.

Czech Language Inside Out

Writing CR Business Guide · c. 1999 · Journalism

The piece gives newcomers a practical orientation to Czech pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, and language-learning resources.

Overview of Czech Textbooks

Writing The Prague Post · c. 1999 · Journalism

The piece compares Czech coursebooks, recordings, and dictionaries for learners at different levels.

Top 5 Frustrations with Learning Czech

Writing The Prague Post · c. 1999 · Journalism

The piece addresses five common frustrations that discourage learners of Czech and suggests practical responses.

Above The Line

Apps Teaching tools

Interlinear translation explorer and reader for students and teachers.

Brána jazyků stále ještě uzavřená: Nad knihou Didaktika cizích jazyků na přelomu staletí

Writing Lidové noviny · Journalism

The review argues that Didaktika cizích jazyků na přelomu staletí substitutes academic classification for practical guidance to language teachers.

Building Your Language Muscle

Guides Interactive guide

An interactive companion to the guide Building Your Language Muscle, which applies deliberate practice to language learning. Readers can read the guide with progress tracking, highlight passages and export them as Markdown, and share…

Czech Language Navigator

Guides Notion guide

A curated collection of resources and pathways for learning Czech.

Czechly

Websites Site

Czech grammar and culture site, including the Czech Navigator.