Having to translate back and forth between your target language and your native language is one of the most frustrating things for new learners. This whole process can really slow everything down and can make speaking and listening especially difficult. The good news is that you will not be doing this forever …I will go […]
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When we start learning a new language we will all suffer from the fear of speaking at some point. We will get the opportunity to speak to someone and we will just freeze. Every inch of us will for some reason not want to speak. This is a common problem, but you can overcome it!
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Learning a language in your sleep sounds like the best thing ever but unfortunately it just isn’t possible. At this time it’s just science fiction. We all want that shortcut to language learning and there is a wide range of “learn while you sleep” type learning resources available, but sadly they are not effective. The
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Learning a language is a huge task and trying to do it on your own, from scratch can seem impossible. However, with a bit of effort you can get started straight away and start learning the language you have always dreamed about. It’s never too late to start and there is no reason why you
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The amount of time it will take to learn a language is huge. But I am often asked how often you should study? The real answer is you should try and study often, and as much as you can. However, you need to recognise your limits and make sure you do not burn yourself out.
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Learning a new language can be a lot fun and very rewarding. It comes with the obvious benefit of now being able to communicate and understand a whole new language, but it can give you so much more than that. Being able to speak to people and understand things is usually the main reason we
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Learning a language is a big task and it takes a lot of time and effort, unfortunately the main reason people stop learning before they reach their goals is because they cannot commit to the time it takes. I think this is an awful shame because by just breaking down your learning and spreading it
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When learning a new language you will often hear the advice that you should look up the most common words and learn them, but is this a sensible thing to do? There is usually some statistics thrown around that the 1000 most common words make up the majority of the language that is used in
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When you are starting out learning a language it can be a little confusing where to begin. Your only experience with learning something was probably at school, which means textbooks. These are of course on the list, but there are so many other tools you can use to help you learn and a lot of
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One of the biggest frustrations with learning a language is having to translate everything back into your native language first. I am often asked “How can I think in another language?” The answer is, it’s easy, but… it’s not easy. Which really means – it is easy, but it’s going to take some time and
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