How to learn a language

I have interviewed a friend of mine. I think you will find this post quite interesting. He is not just any friend. He has mastered the Polish language. Here are his ideas: How I learned a language interview.
He like me is an American that moved to Europe, learned a language and got dual citizenship. [...]

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How to reduce your accent in a foreign language
If you want to reduce your accent in a foreign language, this is what you have to do.  You have to take a sample of a foreign language native speaker in your target language and listened to it.  The sample should be reasonable in size and word [...]

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What is a Polyglot
A polyglot is a person who learns language to the point of high level of fluency. There have been famous and non famous polyglots in history. There was Cardinal Mezzofanti who learned some 38 languages, by studying morning to evening his whole life. On the other hand my grandmother Anna [...]

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You learn a language by making mistakes
There is no way you can learn a language without blood, sweat and tears.  This is one of my how to learn a language mantras.  Why? The way your brain remembers things is through a series of mistakes and failures until it self corrects.
Learning a language is not much [...]

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Last night I watched the movie City of Embers. It is based on a book by Jeanne Duprau. I actually rented it at my local video store down the street. I think the film City of Embers I would rank as one of my favorites.
I can recommend City of Embers
The plot is a futuristic tale [...]

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Foreign language conversation
Do you want to learn a language, try foreign language conversation.
The best is conversation with a native speaker of your target foreign language. This post will cover:
Foreign language conversation
My reasons why I think conversation is one of the best ways to learn a language
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Can you learn a language without living in that country
Yes you do not need immersion to learn a language.  Or at least you can create your own immersion.

Listen to the radio or Internet radio for hours a day in your target language.
Watch movies, Youtube and films in the language you want to learn.
Read books or [...]

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Learn a language with Lord of the rings
I am an American living in Poland and I have learned Polish on my own.  One of the things I am considering doing to improve my Polish is listening to the audio book version of Lord of the rings.  That is, Elves, and Hobbits and language learning.  I [...]

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Mind mapping in learning a language
One of the things I do while teaching English in my classes is after we study an idea in depth, I make my students create a mind map.  The mind maps must be colorful and animated. By using non traditional techniques in learning a language I think  it makes it [...]

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How to reduce or eliminate your accent in a foreign language
Why do I know something about accent reduction? I am an American language native speaker from Boston and live in Krakow, Poland. I have taught English for many years in Poland. I have also learned Polish. However, I still have an accent. In fact I [...]

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