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Don’t Learn Two Languages At The Same Time | TROLL 25

- Now on the I Will Teach You a Language podcast… - Which of course all self-respecting language learners listen to devotedly… - There [...]

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Take Responsibility For Your Own Speaking Practice | TROLL 024 

- After the relationship advice I dished out in the last Rule of Language Learning, quite frankly I’m amazed you’re back for more! - [...]

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Keep Your Language Learning Outside The Home | TROLL 23

- This rule of Language Learning and this topic is a biggie, so it’s coming in two parts… - And it begins with one [...]

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Learn The Script From The Start | TROLL022

- Now, you may have noticed that not everyone in the world speaks English. - And thank God for that… I mean, can you [...]

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Don’t Move Abroad To Learn A New Language | TROLL 21

- I want you to be honest with me right now… - Have you ever thought to yourself that going to live abroad is [...]

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How I Learned Korean In 4 Days: Behind The Scenes Recording Michel Thomas Korean

- I've taken on some ambitious language learning projects in the past, from learning Italian in London through input, to learning Thai in Thailand [...]

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Ultralearning: Mastering The Principles Of Effective Learning with Scott Young

- Scott Young is a writer and blogger who undertakes interesting and ambitious self-education projects. - From attempting to learn MIT's four-year computer science [...]

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Language Teachers Must Be Language Learners | TROLL 020

- Olly Richards here, back again with another Rule of Language Learning, and today I have language teachers firmly in my sights. - And [...]

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Quantity… Not Quality | TROLL 019 

- Here’s a little known fact about me… - Many years ago I used to practise martial arts. -

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Make More Mistakes | TROLL 018

- In this post, I’m going to tell you about the most embarrassing language mistake I think I’ve ever made. - The kind of [...]

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First Learn It, Then Use It | TROLL 017

- Welcome back to yet another Rule of Language Learning… - And you'd better get used to it, because these Rules of Language Learning [...]

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Learn Phrases, Not Words | TROLL 016

- Olly Richards here and I’m back with another rule of language learning. And this one is an absolute belter! - But, before we [...]

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You Don’t Have To Be Fluent In Your Languages | TROLL 015

- Now, I want you to imagine that we drew a graph of the time it takes to become fluent in a foreign language. [...]

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Read, Read, Read (For Krashen!) | TROLL 014

- Back in the 5th Rule of Language Learning, we had a very pithy rule that was summed up like this: Review, Review, Review… [...]

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Nobody Cares About Your Language Skills | TROLL 013

- Back in Rule 005, you may remember I mentioned a Spanish friend of mine, Tomás, who taught me how to politely offend people [...]

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The Secret To Speaking Fluently Is… | TROLL 012

 - She said: “Nobody ever told me!” - I said: “What do you mean nobody ever told you?” - “Nobody told me. I didn't [...]

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Don’t Worry About Language Problems In Advance! | TROLL011

- I’ve got some important news for you… - And you’d better pay attention, because I was doing some research recently, and it turns [...]

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Study Languages The Same Way Every Day! | TROLL 010

 - In a previous life, I was a musician. And the piano was my weapon of choice. - I was very serious about music for [...]

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Don’t Learn It Just Because It’s In Your Textbook! | TROLL 009

- Back in the dizzy days of 2011, I was living in Japan, teaching English. - It was the start of term, and I [...]

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Move Heaven and Earth to Find Compelling Input | TROLL 008

  - I’m about to make enemies of half the planet with this one… - Let’s see how it goes… - There were four of [...]

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Always Listen with the Transcript | TROLL 007

 - Welcome back to the Rules of Language Learning… - Rule number 7, ladies and gentlemen, will quite literally blow your head off. - [...]

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Do something with your languages every day…however small | TROLL 006

- What exactly is the Olly Richards school of cooking? - And what on Earth does that have to do with language learning? - [...]

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Review, Review, Review | TROLL 005

  - In my early days of language learning, I had a very close friend – a Spanish speaker called Tomás. - He was – [...]

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Don’t Learn Grammar Before You Really Need It | TROLL 004

  - Imagine that you want to learn a new musical instrument. - The piano, say. - So you find a teacher and head to [...]

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Study At Your Desk With The Door Closed | TROLL 003

- In years gone by, when I first started learning languages… - In the “olden days” you might call it… - I used to [...]

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Look For Big Dominos Not New Gimmicks | TROLL 002

 - It’s my belief that the internet is making us dumber. - That’s right, the internet – that treasure trove of knowledge at your [...]

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Don’t Take Language Learning Advice From Native Speakers | TROLL 001

- Let me ask you a very important question… - Would you take business advice from someone who’s stinking rich? - You would? Ok [...]

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