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Fun Language Learning Tip – Watch TV in Your Target Language
Hi again! In the spirit of last week, I thought to look at another medium that is useful for learning languages. In fact, I can think of two friends (just off the top of my head) who became fluent in English this way!
There’s sound reason for it; television has both visual AND aural components – [...]
Fun Language Learning Tip – Read the News in Your Target Language
As you read this, you may be wondering if I’m serious, and if I’m really about to suggest you read the news in your target language.
I am, and with good reason. Reading the news has several benefits:
You get an immediate insight into the topics about which people who speak the language in that particular region [...]
No haiku this week
Hey all – just to let you know there won’t be a haiku this week. I’ll instead be continuing to work on Talk to the Fjords, the Norwegian course being developed by myself and a couple friends.
There will still be a Fun Language Learning Tip on Sunday.
Talk to you then,
Kevin
Fun Language Learning Tip – Listen to E-books in Your Target Language
Hi there, and welcome to the first installment of Fun Language Learning Tips! This weekly feature is aimed at sharing some of the methods I’ve found most effective for language learning. I find that “fun” and “effective” tend to go hand-in-hand, and I’m pretty sure there are studies that corroborate this. More importantly than studies, [...]
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Language Tip – Language Goals
Wow, what an absence, huh? I’ve been super-busy and in Greece. But, I’m at back today at least, and I hope to publish a new haiku tomorrow.
I was just thinking about something and thought I’d post it – the importance of having an actual goal when learning a language. You see, I’m learning French. I [...]
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Fun Language Learning Tip – Take a dip (immersion)