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Strategy & Method

How To Learn Italian Through Opera – A Conversation With Gabe Wyner

- Today I’ve got something a little different for you… all about how to learn Italian through opera! - Here's some background for you [...]

Motivational

Foreign Language Anxiety – What It Is And 6 Easy Steps To Overcome It

- Today I'm delighted to feature a guest post by Emily Johnson about Foreign Language Anxiety. - Many language learners suffer from anxiety and [...]

Strategy & Method

16 Reasons To Learn A Language Through Story

You may have never considered learning a foreign language with stories. - You might not even think it’s possible! - But from all my years [...]

Reading Vs Writing

Bilingual Reading: A Powerful (and Fun!) Method To Supercharge Your Vocabulary

- Today I'm delighted to feature a guest post by Irina Ponomareva about the bilingual reading method. - In this post, Irina argues that [...]

Strategy & Method

The Surprising Language Learning Benefits of 24-Hour TV News

When 24-hour news channels started popping up, I was quick to realise the dangers. - One day, in 2005, I sat glued to the TV [...]

Motivational

Why Learn British Sign Language? 5 Sign Language Experts Explain How Learning BSL Can Change Your Life

I’ve always been curious about British Sign Language. - How does it work? It is similar linguistically to spoken English or is it totally unique? [...]

Reading Vs Writing

6 Little Known Ways Creative Writing Can Make You A Better Language Learner

- Today I'm delighted to feature a guest post by Jennifer Lockman about the value of making creative writing part of your language learning. [...]

Strategy & Method

Make Your Brain Sweat: Why You Need To Push Your Language Learning Limits

- Today I'm delighted to feature a guest post by Chi Fang about the value of intensive learning. - In this post, Chi argues [...]

Listening

I Stopped Listening To Slow Audio…So Should You! (Here’s Why)

It’s a part of language products I often see mentioned as a “great feature”… - It’s available with a tiny click of the mouse… - [...]

Motivational

All About The Finnish Language: A Brief Guide For Beginners

- December 6th marked the 100th anniversary of Finland's Independence, and so what better time to learn a little bit about the native language: [...]

Memory Hacks

8 Scientifically Proven Ways To Improve Your Memory For Foreign Languages

- To learn any language successfully you need to learn a lot of new vocabulary. But all too often, it can feel like all [...]

日本語

外国語の単語の覚え方 – パート1

この3パート・シリーズでは、外国語の語彙をどうやって覚えて、後で忘れないようにするにはどうすればいいかを述べます。 - 語彙を必要な時に増やせると、新しい言葉を話すのがとても簡単になり、ずっと楽しくもなります。 - このシリーズではA.R.T. テクニックについて学び、それを自分の外国語学習でどのように使えばいいかを学びます。これで新しい単語を学ぶための簡単で信頼できるシステムが身につくのです。 -

Listening

6 Steps To Listen Your Way To A Better Accent In Any Language

- Accent is one of the most difficult skills to master as a language learner. Even if you can pronounce most words correctly in [...]

Strategy & Method

Stephen Krashen on Language Learning in the Polyglot Community

Stephen Krashen is a linguistics professor at the University of California who has written extensively on second-language acquisition. - His work is very highly regarded [...]

日本語

会話例の攻略法

- 会話。語学テキストやウェブサイト、ポッドキャストなどすべての基礎となるものです。どんな教材を使って外国語を勉強していても、その教材は会話例を中心にして構成されていることが多いでしょう。 - 会話とは、複数の人やグループの間の対話で、とくに特定の物事について調べたり、何らかの問題を解決したりする方向に向かうものをいう。 -

Strategy & Method

How To Do Language Immersion The Right Way: Strategies For Expats

Today I’m delighted to feature a guest post from Alicia about creating a language immersion environment for yourself. - You’ll learn about: - - [...]

日本語

外国語学習のために映画を見るのは時間の無駄？

僕はいままで外国語の学習に役立てようと、たくさんの外国映画を観てきました。 - みなさんもきっと同じだと思います。いい映画が好きではない人なんていませんよね。その映画の中で勉強中の外国語が聞けるとなればことさらです。 - でも、実は僕はもうあまり勉強のために映画を見ないのです。 - いろいろなところで次のような外国語学習のアドバイスをよく聞きます。「え、○○語を勉強したいんですか？じゃあ、映画を観た方がいいですよ！本場の会話が聞けますからね。」でも、ある時にこのアドバイスに少し疑問を抱くようになったのです。 -

Motivational

American Sign Language: What You Need To Know And Why It’s Unique

- Today I'm delighted to feature a guest post from Kristine about American Sign Language (ASL). - You'll learn about: - - What [...]

日本語

世界トップレベルのマルチリンガルたちに学ぶ効果的な言語学習法－共通点はあるか？

- 世界トップレベルのマルチリンガル（多言語を話す人、ポリグロット）たちの言語学習法に何か共通点はあるだろうか？ - 今日はその疑問に答える寄稿記事を紹介できることになり、とても嬉しく思います。 - 今回学ぶことは: - - 世界のトップ・マルチリンガルたちがどう外国語を学んでいるのか - それぞれの学習法の核となる考え方 - 全ての学習法に共通するキーポイント - - この記事は皆さんにお楽しみいただけると思います。著者は Sprachheld というブログを運営しているガブリエルです。 - では、どうぞ。 -

Strategy & Method

Learning How to Learn: Mastering the Science of Learning with Barbara Oakley

- Dr Barbara Oakley is a lifelong learning enthusiast with a colourful past. - After struggling with mathematics and science at school, she joined [...]

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