Posted in September, 2009

Amelia on September 12 2009 1

Dealing with Interruptions in Your Language Studies

One of the biggest stumbling blocks on the road to fluency is the continual interruptions. Interruptions do more than slow your progress than just take time away from your studies; they also erode the progress you’ve already made.
Just like kids forget what they’ve learned over the academic year while they’re on summer vacation, you [...]

Amelia on September 09 2009 0

A Major Factor in Language Learning: Commitment

So many people truly do want to become fluent in their target language, yet study in fits with long breaks in between. This is how a lot of people end up “false beginners.” They know a little of a language and may even have the general idea some fairly advanced grammar rules, but can only [...]

Amelia on September 07 2009 5

How to Overcome Fear of Speaking a Foreign Language

A very common roadblock in learning another language is the fear of speaking a foreign language. We worry we’re going to sound stupid, say one thing when we meant another, or at the very least that people won’t understand us and we’ll sound like blithering idiots.

A little shyness is normal, but some learners have [...]

Amelia on September 05 2009 0

How to Learn Second Language Without Stress

If you’re getting ready to learn a second language, no doubt you’ve heard horror stories of sleep-inducing grammar drills and hours spent poring over vocabulary lists, repeating words aloud again and again. While you can learn this way, it’s not exactly fun. More importantly, though, it’s not the most efficient way if your goal is [...]

Amelia on September 02 2009 2

More Options for Interaction in Your Target Language

Live interaction is essential if you want to be able to really communicate orally in your target language. You can learn a useful amount of a language just from tapes, books, software and the like, but that’s just the beginning. Unless you have real-time conversations, your speech will always be faltering, slow, and broken.

Unfortunately, one [...]

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