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Fun Language Learning Tip – Take a dip (immersion)
One of the toughest parts of learning a language can be having enough exposure to it to feel comfortable with it. Sure, there are whatever materials you are using to actively study the language, whether it be TV, radio, books, a self-study course, friends, or whatever. What do you do, though, outside of those situations? [...]
Posted in Features, Fun Language Learning Tips Also tagged finnish, french, fun language learning, immersion, learn real language, speak like a native 1 Comment
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 [...]
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, [...]
Posted in Features, Fun Language Learning Tips Also tagged e-books, french, fun language learning, Fun Language Learning Tips, learn foreign language Leave a comment
It’s never too late for Haiku Tuesday! Mistakes
Since I have writer’s
block: If you fix your mistakes,
Yay! You are fluent.
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Just couldn’t think of anything witty to write today, but the main point of today’s haiku is that like most skills, there’s no one way to get good, and often you only have limited control over your exposure to situations that will enable you [...]
Haiku Tuesday Returns with Failku
I went to Greece and
worked too much. Thus I write this
haiku apology.
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Bonus haiku
He who learns language
without interest fails, a lot
like this haiku.
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Can you spot the failku?
Posted in Features, Fun With Words, Language Also tagged failku, haiku, Language, language learning, poetry 1 Comment
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 [...]
Posted in Features, Language, Language Learning Tips Also tagged french, fun language learning, goals, Language, learn french, secret language, study foreign language Leave a comment
Language Tip #2 – Don’t Study Grammar Too Much
So I was talking to a friend the other day, and this topic kind of came up. It made me think a bit about the role grammar plays in language, and especially in language-learning.
The word “grammar” itself is sticky territory when it comes to language-learning, mostly because it’s become something of a swear word. Every [...]
Language Learning Inspiration – Become UNABLE to not understand!