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Make realistic, specific goals

“Language learning is best when broken down into manageable goals that are achievable over a few months.” -- Donavan Whyte

Aiming to be fluent is not necessarily the best idea. “Why not set yourself a target of being able to read a newspaper article in the target language without having to look up any words in the dictionary?” -- Phil McGowan.

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Learning a language - 10 things you need to know

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Secrets of learning a language - quickly

Picture this: You want to apply for a dream assignment abroad. There's just one problem. You need foreign language skills that you don't have - and time is not on your side. It might sound like an impossible task, but according to language experts, you can learn basic communication skills in weeks and master the basics of a foreign language in several months.

bbc.com

Learning A New Language Fast

Though it may not seem plausible, basic communication of a new foreign language can be mastered in weeks. Learning a non-native language can be sped up by compiling a script for responding to quer...

Learning Full Speed

A will to start and self-confidence is necessary as is having the courage to speak, and not being afraid of making mistakes. The key is to immerse yourself and put your whole being to the task.

Total immersion necessitates activities like listening to the radio station of the language you are learning, reading and speaking to people.

Total Immersion

It is a good idea to master the basic skills first and focus on the grammar later, while asking for feedback and correcting yourself, learning on-the-fly.

Invest not only your head but your heart in the learning process. Practice makes perfect.

Carson

@carson_61

At What Age Does Our Ability to Learn a New Language Like a Native Speaker Disappear?

The older you get the more difficult it is to learn to speak French like a Parisian. But no one knows exactly what the cutoff point is-at what age it becomes harder, for instance, to pick up noun-verb agreements in a new language.

scientificamerican.com

Learning a second language

Research shows that children are proficient at learning a second language up until the age of 18, roughly ten years later than earlier estimates. It also shows that it is best to start another lang...

The decline in language learning

There are three possible reasons why the ability to learn a language decreases at 18.

Social changes: At 18, late teens typically graduate high school and may no longer have the time, opportunity or learning environment to study a second language.
Interference: The rules of a first language may interfere with the ability to learn a second language.
Continuing brain development: Changes in the brain that continue during the late teens and early 20s may make learning harder.

Learning a new language

There are many examples of people who pick up a language later in life. Our ability to learn new vocabulary appears to remain constant, but most of us will not be able to master grammar like a native speaker.

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Lise Everett

@leverett

Rules for Learning Foreign Languages in Record Time

I've written about how I learned to speak, read, and write Japanese, Mandarin, and Spanish. I've also covered my experiments with German, Indonesian, Arabic, Norwegian, Turkish, and perhaps a dozen others. There are only few language learners who dazzle me, and Benny Lewis is one of them.

tim.blog

Learning a new language: knowing the most used words

In English, just 300 words make up 65% of all written material. We use those words a lot, and that’s the case in every other language as well.

Use flash cards of t...

Learning cognates

Cognates are “true friends” of words you recognize from your native language that mean the same thing in another language.

For instance:

Words like Action, nation, precipitation, solution, frustration, and thousands of other -tion words are spelled exactly the same in French, and you can quickly get used to the different pronunciation. Change that -tion to a -ción and you have the same words in Spanish. Italian is -zione and Portuguese is -ção.
Many languages also have words that share a common (Greek/Latin or other) root.
Even languages as different as Japanese can have heaps of very familiar vocabulary.

Interact in your new language daily

To hear the language consistently spoken, you can check out TuneIn.com for a vast selection of live-streamed radio from your country of choice.
To watch the language consistently, see what’s trending on Youtube in that country right now.
To read the language consistently, you can find cool blogs and other popular sites on Alexa’s ranking of top sites per country.

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