June 10, 2007at 6:37 am
· Filed under Brain and language learning, How to learn a language, Motivation and language learning
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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May 14, 2007at 6:00 am
· Filed under How to learn a language, Languages and the world
Speak a language
When living in or traveling to another country a problem with allowing yourself to be immersed in the language is that many people like to practice their English with a native English speaker. Therefore real immersion does not occur unless you are strong. You have to not be shy or intimidated nor moved [...]
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