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The Best Strategy For Learning A New Language

The Best Strategy For Learning A New Language

  • Travel to a country that speaks the language.
  • Get a phrasebook and learn a few basic expressions.
  • Commit to only speaking in that language from the very beginning.
  • Use a dictionary to translate when you feel stuck.
  • Hire a local tutor.

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I salute those people who smile despite all of their problems.

What works and what matters when you're learning a foreign language from zero to a conversational ability.

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