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Category Archives: Learning Methods
How to use an Assimil course
I’m quite fond of Assimil courses, and I use them for French, Spanish, Russian and Dutch. But in one area, they’re very often lacking: instructions. In many of the courses, the instructions amount to: “during the passive wave, just listen … Continue reading
7 myths about vocabulary acquisition
At the HTLAL forums, someone linked to an interesting PDF dealing with myths about vocabulary acquisition. The myths: Knowing a relatively small number of words takes you far. Word lists are of limited value. Words learned in semantic sets are … Continue reading
Posted in Learning Methods, Vocabulary
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Shadowing Step By Step by Professor Arguelles
Professor Arguelles has made some new videos about his shadowing technique, one of which comes to nearly an hour in length. In it he discusses the ins and outs of shadowing, and how to work through a whole course using … Continue reading
Posted in All Entries, Language Learning, Learning Methods
Tagged professorarguelles, shadowing
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Success with Foreign Languages: Seven who achieved it and what worked for them
I came across a freely available book some time ago, but forgot to post about it here. The book is titled “Success with Foreign Languages: Seven who achieved it and what worked for them,” and is available for free from … Continue reading
Posted in All Entries, Books, Language Learning, Learning Methods
Tagged Books, Language Learning, Learning Methods
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More “Traditional” Language Learning Methods
As of late, I’ve found myself gravitating increasingly towards more “traditional” language learning methods – studying grammar tables, copying out texts by hand and annotating my copies, learning words by writing them (using Iversen’s word list method). That’s not to … Continue reading
Posted in All Entries, Language Journal, Language Learning, Learning Methods
Tagged Language Learning, Learning Methods
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Keeping a Language Learning Log
As I mentioned in my last post, I’ve been keeping a language log at the how-to-learn-any-language.com forums. I’ve found it to be a wonderful help, both in keeping myself motivated, and in (obviously) keeping track of what exactly I’m doing … Continue reading
Posted in All Entries, Language Learning, Learning Methods, Learning Tips
Tagged Language Learning, Learning Methods, Learning Tips
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Getting Started with Shadowing
I read about Dr. Arguelles’ shadowing method long ago on the forums at howtolearnanylanguage.com, but I recently “rediscovered” the method when Geoff linked to Dr. Arguelles’ relatively new site. Here’s a description of shadowing from Dr. Arguelles’ language study page: … Continue reading
Another Attempt with Word Lists
I’ve written in the past about my attempt at using word lists, and if you’ve kept up with those posts, after reading this one, you’ll probably think I suffer from split personality syndrome. But, I can at least say I’m … Continue reading
Why you probably shouldn’t buy Schau ins Land
There’s a company called Champs-Elysees, which makes four different audio magazines for language learners: Champs-Elysees, Puerta del Sol, Acquerello italiano, and Schau ins Land. Each issue of the audio magazines comes with a CD or cassette tape (around an hour … Continue reading
Posted in German, Language Learning, Learning Methods
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