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Don’t try so hard to learn a language This Time article presents an MIT study, which shows that trying hard to learn languages can actually make some aspects of the process more difficult. While children have better ability to master languages due to being adept in procedural memory, adults have stronger cognitive abilities, which …
The Best Way to Learn a Foreign Language Is the Opposite of the Usual Way The Forbes article, which you will find in the link below, talks about the fact that the most common method to learn a language, one that focuses on grammar, is not the most effective one. New concepts of teaching languages …
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Take notes and make learning easier Taking notes is an essential part of effective learning. If you’re not taking notes during class you are missing out on a lot. Notes will not only help you better understand the things you are writing down during class but will also help you remember them better later at …
Learn during breaks, it works! You may have a few breaks during your day, for coffee, for lunch, etc. at work and school. This is the perfect opportunity to squeeze in some language learning. Even if it’s only revision it will have a positive impact on your learning process. It can actually be better to …
Learn more efficiently There are times when learning comes easy, we stay focused and there are instant results. However there are other times when we just can’t get around to learning, we do anything not to do it and when we finally sit down and try to learn, something interrupts us and we procrastinate. …
30 words that are always mispronounced Some words are so commonly mispronounced that we don’t realize we are saying them wrong! How can we, if even native speakers make these mistakes. Take a look at a list of 30 words that are always mispronounced in the link below and learn how to pronounce them …
Learn Polish Here are CourseFinder’s recommended Polish learning resources. They include vocabulary, grammar, podcasts and speaking with native speakers. Check them out, pick what suits you best and get learning. Powodzenia! https://mowicpopolsku.com/ https://www.digitaldialects.com/Polish.htm https://www.loecsen.com/travel/0-en-67-2-50-free-lessons-polish.html https://www.babbel.com/learn-polish-online https://livemocha.com/pages/languages/learn-polish/ https://www.busuu.com/learn-polish-online https://www.linguanaut.com/learn_polish.htm https://www.polishpod101.com/ If you are still unsure whether you want to learn Polish check out …
Learning and sleeping on it helps to remember The article that you will find in the link below presents the result of a study on learning a fictitious language. As it turns out the best results were obtained when lesson were interspersed with overnight sleeping. The article also explains dual-mechanism theories of memory and how …
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Improve your speaking skills – Part 2 – Resources In the first part of this post we gave you some tips on how to improve your speaking skills and here are the resources you can use! PRACTICE PRONUNCIATION English https://www.soundsofenglish.org/pronunciation/index.htm https://www.manythings.org/pp/ https://www.spokenskills.com/index.cfm?type=15&content=studentactivities https://www.learnersdictionary.com/pronex/pronex.htm German https://joycep.myweb.port.ac.uk/pronounce/ https://german.about.com/od/pronunciation/a/The-German-Alphabet.htm https://pl.forvo.com/languages/de/ Spanish https://www.forvo.com/languages/es/ https://www.linguasorb.com/spanish/pronunciation-audio/ …
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Improve your speaking skills – Part 1 Speaking skills are the hardest to master in a foreign languages. It’s always a challenge to speak in a newly learned language, because we doubt ourselves and sometimes the language barrier takes over. Here are a few things you can do to make yourself feel more …
