HINTS TO HELP YOU LEARN A FOREIGN LANGUAGE

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