Tag: methods
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Language Learning Tricks: Part 3
Let me share one more little trick with you that helped me a lot when I was struggling with a language… Visualise yourself speaking the language fluently. Close your eyes and imagine that you are in a real conversation with someone in the target language. Make it feel and seem as real as possible: imagine…
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Language Learning Tricks: Part 2
Picture credit: https://www.medlink.com/handouts/brain-anatomy Let’s see what works and why. What does neuroscience (the study of the brain) tell us? 1. Spaced Repetition Why It Works: Spaced repetition (that is, repeating on a regular basis, for example daily or weekly) reinforces memory by re-exposing learners to information. This taps into the brain’s ability to consolidate memories…
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Language Learning Tricks: Part 1
There are numerous different ways in which people learn languages: at school as a kid at a language school or with a private tutor as an adult their family moves to a new country and they learn the language of that country because they live there, attend school, make friends, etc. they move to a…
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Online Language Classes
Online language lessons have a lot of advantages, and they are just as effective as traditional, in-person classes. I’ve grown to genuinely love this type of teaching. Let’s collect some of the upsides, shall we? Advantages The learner and teacher can be very far from each other, even in different countries. The teacher doesn’t have…
