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Vocabulary is the key to fluency |
(0) Views: 1499 Comments: 0 | Would you like to speak fluently? Of course you would. If it comes to a real conversation, you realize how critical fluency is. You want to say something but you stop in the middle of a sentence because you can't recall a word.
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Making your diary more fun |
(0) Views: 1346 Comments: 2 | Learning a foreign language is a long process. It's essential to make new habits because they will help you through some difficult stages. One of the best habits you can make is keeping a diary. It's actually more fun than it seems.
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Decrease your speed |
(0) Views: 1290 Comments: 0 | Do you have to restart your sentences too often? Do you feel that you get overwhelmed when you are talking? You want to sound like a native speaker but get confused in the middle of a sentence? Maybe you should just decrease your speed.
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Audio Books |
(0) Views: 1371 Comments: 0 | Have you ever read a book in a foreign language? It must have been difficult at first. If you compare this with the time when you read your first book in your mother tongue, you'll know how entirely different it was.
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Am I not too old for studying? |
(0) Views: 1234 Comments: 0 | Are you wondering whether your age can stand between you and your goal? This is natural, many people do. The fact is that most people learn faster and easier when they are young. However the answer is more complex than it seems.
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Good news for you |
(0) Views: 547 Comments: 0 | Working with texts written for language students is the natural way to start improving your reading skills. However when you have reached a certain level in your study and are up to the task, reading the news is probably your best next step.
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What to do with new words? |
(0) Views: 610 Comments: 0 | Since you are a foreign language student you have a textbook, a notebook and some tapes or CDs. But is this enough? What do you do if you find a new word? Do you write the translation in your book? Or do you record it in your notebook?
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It's time to think |
(0) Views: 549 Comments: 0 | Fluency is not about speed. When you speak, you need time to convert your thought into words. Giving yourself time to think without making a gap in the conversation is the trick. In your native tongue and in a foreign language, too.
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Mind connections |
(5) Views: 540 Comments: 0 | Every single word is related to some extent to feelings, experiences in your past and other words, including those of other languages. You can remember and recall words much better if you make as many connections as possible.
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Listen to the radio |
(0) Views: 579 Comments: 0 | You might not be able to listen to native speakers in real life. If you are lucky enough, there are foreign language radio and TV stations in your country. If not, the second best thing you can do is listening to Internet radio channels.
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What's your goal? |
(0) Views: 546 Comments: 0 | Why do you want to know that language? Do you need it for your job? Do you have a foreigner in your family? Do you want to live abroad? Do you want to read books or watch movies in other languages?
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Why should you go to a language school? |
(0) Views: 526 Comments: 0 | It seems obvious that in order to have control over your foreign language study you will have to take lessons. Of course you can make progress even if you don't go to a school but are you sure the way you are learning is the best? And how can you tell whether your pronunciation is correct?
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Guess what! |
(0) Views: 668 Comments: 1 | Why is it so difficult to study foreign languages? What is different from English? Probably you want to speak French like the French or Japanese like the Japanese. Well, that should be simple enough.
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