HINTS TO HELP YOU LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE
Added on: 1st Jun 2016
READ THE NEWS ON YOUR PHONE WHEN YOU ARE
IN THE CHECKOUT LINE AT THE GROCERY STORE.
THINK/TALK/TRANSLATE THINGS TO YOURSELF
IN YOUR NEW LANGUAGE CONSTANTLY.
WRITE YOUR BIOGRAPHY, AND WATCH THE NEWS.
ALL IN THE NEW LANGUAGE.
IN FACT, YOUR GOAL SHOULD BE TO ELIMINATE
ENGLISH FROM YOUR LIFE AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
SET A GOAL LIKE “AFTER ONE YEAR I WILL WATCH
ALL OF MY NEWS IN INSERT-LANGUAGE-HERE”
POSSIBLY THE MOST IMPORTANT THING WE CAN
REINFORCE IS TO MAKE USE OF THE INTERNET.
THERE ARE INCREDIBLE FREE LANGUAGE
LEARNING TOOLS OUT THERE
DUOLINGO IS A GREAT FREE ALTERNATIVE TO
ROSETTA STONE AND WILL GIVE YOU A SOLID
FOUNDATION IN YOUR NEW LANGUAGE AS LONG
AS YOU SUPPLEMENT IT WITH SOME
GRAMMAR LESSONS
IN FACT, WE WOULD RECOMMEND STARTING OFF
WITH A PROGRAM LIKE DUOLINGO AS AN
INTRODUCTION AND THEN MOVING ON TO THE
STEPS WE OUTLINED ABOVE
NONE OF THIS WILL BE ENOUGH TO BRING YOU
TO FLUENCY THOUGH. ALL THAT WE HAVE SAID
SO FAR WILL GIVE YOU A FOUNDATION FOR
THE REAL SECRET. ARE YOU READY?
FRIENDS. THAT’S THE SECRET. YOU NOW HAVE
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO HOLD A RUDIMENTARY
CONVERSATION IN YOUR LANGUAGE. WHETHER IT'S
SKYPE, EMAIL, OR YOUR FRENCH NEIGHBOURS
(BEST OPTION!) YOU NEED TO CONNECT WITH
PEOPLE THAT USE THAT LANGUAGE. DON’T USE
ENGLISH, PUSH THROUGH IT, AND BEFORE LONG
YOU’LL SEE YOURSELF FITTING INTO THE NEW
CULTURE AND LEARNING THE LANGUAGE
WITHOUT EVEN TRYING!
AND THAT IS HOW PEOPLE LEARN LANGUAGES
EFFECTIVELY. KEEP IN MIND THAT IF YOU DON’T
USE YOUR LANGUAGE IN ALL 4 ASPECTS
(TALKING, WRITING, SPEAKING, READING)
CONSTANTLY, WITH A PURPOSE IN MIND, THEN YOU
WILL NEVER BE FLUENT. HOWEVER, IF YOU ARE
WILLING TO STEP OUT OF YOUR COMFORT ZONE
AND LEARN JUST ENOUGH TO SURROUND YOURSELF
WITH FOREIGN SPEAKERS (EVEN VIRTUAL ONES!)
THEN YOU WILL ACHIEVE FLUENCY ALMOST
WITHOUT TRYING
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