How to learn grammar
How do you learn grammar? You learn by inference. This is how you learned English, when you were a child. I know what you are thinking; adults think abstractly and have the ability to use rules. This is true. This works for simple western European languages like German or French. But take [...]
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Natural language ability
“Do you sometimes think that you are just not very intelligent? Maybe you believe that you are lacking in natural ability when it comes to math or music or foreign languages or creative writing or home repairs.”
I know people will not believe me when I write this but it’s true. I [...]
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Dictation as a method of language learning
A language learning technique that you can do alone or in a class is called dictation. You listen to an audio file or a native speaker and write down in a notebook what you hear. Listen to it at a slow rate and repeat it as often as [...]
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metaphors and language learning
Metaphors are barbells for the mind. A seemly simple sentence uses language, imagination in both an abstract and concrete sense. Using metaphors in language learning is a simple technique that brings more of what you already knows online.
Memory problems are more often than not a recall rather than a storage [...]
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Here is a quick tip for learning a language. This language learning technique is simple. When you do not know a word in your target language substitute an English word. Especially it it’s a higher-level word. And one more thing, say it with the accent of your target language. Better yet change it a little [...]
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If you go to a foreign country to study a language there are many options. You can go to an official language school, you can go to a private language school, you can live with a host family or you can hire a private tutor. I have taught at and studied at [...]
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Watch films and movies to learn languages
How to make every film, even English language films a foreign language film in your target language.
Watching films for language gives you four basic options: First, subtitles, second, lecture, third, dubbing. And fourth you can watch the film in its original language.
For language learning the best is subtitles with [...]
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Language certificates
Every language has a certificate program. For example in English there is something called “first certificate” In all languages there are equivalent tests, in Spanish, French, Polish, Russian, Italian, German and Ukrainian you can get something such as this test certificate. There is also intermediate level advanced and proficiency. Proceiency means you [...]
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Dating and language
Dating someone from another country and language learning. When I first moved to Poland many girls wanted to meet me, usually for coffee. At first I thought this was the ‘Hollywood effect’ from beginning from the states. Foreigners are always interested in exotic people from other countries and they are treat a little [...]
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Listeners versus speakers. I am a talker more than a listener. Consequently I speak better in foreign languages than I can comprehend. Generally I would say listeners are better with languages because they hear language patterns over and over. I used to think that it’s easier to speak than understand as you can speak [...]
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