Memory systems and language learning
I teach and learn languages. I have read countless books on language learning, but more important I have had years of first hand experience with language learning. There are scores of language learning products on the market from books to software to memory masters. What do I think is the best way […]
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Language learning with music videos
Music videos are more interesting than traditional pod-casts or in my opinion TV. And if you are into music this can be a way to spark your interest in a language. I think music is perhaps the best way to learn a language. It blends acoustics with rhythm with the sound […]
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Learning English the old fashion way, with music and hardwork
First contact with English music
My (Mirek) first contact with English happened when I was 13 and it was rather funny. I could say was initiated to English in a jungle. You must agree when you read the following story. It was a musical jungle.
Source of English Music
I always […]
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Where do babies get words
Babies learn from their parents not from TV
Babies learn from their parents not from TV. In fact some accelerated DVD language learning for slows babies progress. DVDs are good for children and great for adults but for babies, they respond really only to real live humans, in other words, their parents. […]
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Havana Blues for learning Spanish
Last night I went to ‘Havana Blues’ at the movies. I watched it in Spanish with Polish subtitles. The film was about two musicians in Havana. A large part of the movie was music and singing in Spanish. By the end of the movie I was able to learn a few […]
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Meaning and learning
Children learn to survive
The reason a child learns so well, is there is nothing more important and meaningful to a child than to learn. A child is wire to learn like a child is wired to eat. This is because nature knows that if a child is to survive in the world it must […]
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Gregorian chants
Gregorian chants are in my opinion the most soothing and flowing music there is. But I grew up listing to Gregorian chants, so perhaps I am partial. Regardless they have a real affect on your brain and can be used to help you learn languages.
Gregorian chants an brainwaves
Many studies have been done on music […]
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A method to learn new vocabulary
If you want to learn new vocabulary in your target language, I have a fun way to learn. Create a list of the famous Politicians, actors and actresses, historical figures etc that you already know. Then create a list of friends you know. Then create a list of towns and […]
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Music is a window to your brain and memory
Your brain functions like a book with chapter and sub chapters. At least sequential memory functions this way. Music memory and the brain. This article examines your memory and how it funtions in time. “Marking such episodes “is a crucial process that the brain […]
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How to make your brain grow
What if you could take a pill to make your brain grow and you would be a super genius language learner? Would it work? If and only if you practiced. The whole thing about the brain is not the number of neurons, but the rate at which the neurons can […]
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