How to Learn a Foreign Language

I’ve started watching some of my favorite movies in foreign languages (which is made simple due to DVDs being multilingual), and this has a double effect of:
1) Introducing me to thousands of words I already know the meaning of
2) Doing it in conversations, yielding an authentic presentation of spoken word

Thanks for this article. I went and signed up and have started using the LingQ software. It’s great! Thanks

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Excellent article, I’m studying English, and I’ll use it to speed up my learning. I translated the text for Portuguese and I published in http://oskarcosta.blogspot.com/.

Thanks…

Thanks! I’m homeschooling a 9 year who wants to learn Greek and this is something I think I need to print out and stick on our fridge as a guide!

Wow, a 9-year-old interested in Greek. That’s remarkable!

There seem to be no shortage of sites offering online language courses, and the stiff competition has given students great new options in taking on the challenge of learning a new language.
I have found learning Mandarin to be quite convenient with the excellent podcasts available these days ( like http://www.chineselearnonline.com)
If you have an MP3 player, I would recommend giving it a try.

Not so remarkable. She, like a lot of kids, loves Greek myths so when I suggested she try another language it was Greek that caught her imagination.

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Y’know, I’ve followed advice like this in the past and it hasn’t worked. Dedication is one thing. Dedication + ability = success in language learning. There’s no escaping that. Let’s be honest here: knowing a few phrases and speaking a language fluently (or better) are very different things. Most people can do the former; not everyone can do the latter.

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Hi everyone!

I love the new way of learning a new language that the site http://www.lingofriends.com has to offer. -You find a guy/girl that you like and then you chat until you drop.

It’s pretty revolutionary.

Best, Fredrik

Steve,

Great post! I very much agree with all your points. I’ve been teaching Spanish for twenty years and whenever my students follow this type of advice, they really progress a lot faster. I’ve now got a free podcast called Spanish Podcasts for Beginners (http://www.spanish-bookworld.com/spanish-podcasts.html) where I’ve developed a method that resembles what you talk about here. Thanks for the article.

I like the part 4 when you say “take responsibility for your own learning!” … Some people tend to rely on a teacher/a guide/a method … all that are tools but success depends on oneself. They want to be fluent in a language but they don’t want to pay the price. We are responsible of our success and our failure and we can’t blame a method or a teacher. A language learner has do go beyond his classroom and seek a way to improve his fluency in his target language … he has to be able to use all the new technologies to reach his goal.

To improve his fluency in his target language, a language learner has to listen to it, read it, write it, and talk with natives … be completely immersed in the language.

I talk from experience … I blog my insights on: http://www.languageslovers.blogspot.com. English is my third language. Actually, I speak 7 languages.

Found this really cool article about how to learn a foreign language.
The best way to learn language is where it is spoken. Only by interacting with native speakers in their home country will you be able to adapt to and discover an entirely new culture. It’s also the best way to practice the language at the same time that you are learning it.
Studying abroad strengthens your self-confidence and sharpens your intellectual skills.

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Never to late to learn If there is a will,

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My favorite language learning software is valodas at http://www.valodas.com because it’s free an easy to use. There are many dictionaries, now I’m learning French.

Great tips. I would like to add one more.

6) Use It!

Language learning programs work great at the beginning, but they can only prepare you so well for the real thing. It is absolutely vital to put what you are learning into practice in real life situations, ideally with a native speaker.

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i am iranian .im 16 years old and im so happy that i find the best way to learn foreign language . thanks for this topics .

Well, first of all, thank you for the blog, because you have very much said the opposite of what the major money players in the foreign language market would have one believe…that they can learn from a book, of a $600 cd set that actually only has 500 words (i.e not even close to being enough)…and then when you are done, they claim you are now intermediate, but in truth you cannot even conduct a simple conversation.

But, now some criticism, you don’t really help a beginning student understand how to go from beginner to someone who can make any sense at all of an MP3 recording, or a book written (for example) in Russian.

And to the person who said you really have to have skill in it…not true. Sorry, but not true. Everyone learned their first language, and nearly everyone would learn a 2nd as well…if they had no choice.

But I digress. I spent several years watching Russian TV, and picked up nothing from it. Now I watch Russian TV and I can understand most of it. The breakthrough came when I realized that simple immersion, when its too far above your head, and when its tied to no references…doesn’t work.

Immersion, like drop me off in the middle of Russia, would work…but for a surprising reason…the people around me, would have no choice but to speak to me simple…in single word sentences at first, until my knowledge built up. TV doesn’t have to do that, neither does an MP3 recording…it has no knowledge or care if the listener understands anything.

I’m long winded…sorry, but I’ll make my point, you have to start simply…and TV probalby isn’t simple enough, and a regular book, not simple enough.

Start with the simplest of stories…before you watch a movie, rip the subtitles and translate all the words.
To get the first hooks into the language, you have to memorize at least 3 or 4 thousand words by brute force.

Then when you watch tv and understand about half of it, it can start to be a learning experience…especially if your ear is trained, and you can pick out new words and look them up in the dictionary.

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Pick the Breain is great. And right on target, need practice practice practice, and much immersion.. learning a language need not be so tough.

Great info.
What everyone should get out of this is to most of all just relax and let it come natural.
Dont always get nervous like i did when i first moved abroad! hehe

I owe my own career to learning a foreign language.
Like it or not, the globalization tend is here to stay. It doesn’t make sense to fight it. Everyone interested in reaping the benefits of global markets needs to find a way to learn a foreign language the fast and easy way to get ready for international opportunities for employment, trade and business.

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Very interesting

In my blog http://kliktrans.com i try to follow your tips.

I agree with your post, it’s like a gem! I’m learning Chinese and Spanish now, while teaching Filipino.

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Thankyou for the good simple tips!
It will help me lots on my website, I’m trying to teach Arabic to adults without lots of frills, just simple and straight to the point. Its a new website so this advise will come to be very handy.
Many thanks.

good good good!!! i think this will be very handy, i havent actually tried it out yet. i am learning Norwegian on my own and i am only 13, so thank you very much

Great ideas! Thanks so much! I have been a language enthusiast all my life and a language tutor for almost 10 years now, these are very good tips! Way to go and thanks for posting them!

Back to the basics… as you put it, the things you mentioned help you learn well independent of the specific methodology you are using… may forward to some of my students.

I have recently used what I believe to be the VERY BEST language software. I have tried using Rosetta Stone before but I did not like it… I used the software and learned German in only 8 weeks which was awesome. They offer 7 languages total and I am debating on learning another one. I bought it after getting a referral from a friend, and then I found this website to be very helpful. http://www.certifiedlanguagesoftware.info so I hope it can be useful for you too.

Learning a foreign language can be easy for some people but not for all. The best way to learn a foreign language is to tailor a custom program for the individual. Visit my website

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How to Learn a Foreign Language…

These guidelines should be rigorously followed, even if you are taking a language course….

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I read Steve’s blog regularly and enjoy his insights. One thing I definitely agree with him on is that language learning takes time. Too many people have that instant gratification attitude when it comes to learning a foreign language.

Depending on a lot of different factors it can take 6 months to 5 years to learn a foreign language. However, you’ll be able to use and enjoy the skills you learn as you achieve your ultimate goal of full fluency.

great tips, only thing i would add is:

6) Go visit the country and start speaking the language

and its easy to study abroad too:
http://www.eurolanguages.com

Very helpful advice. I have studied Russian for a while and find many courses are very dry and forget about the ‘enjoy’ part. Some online sites bury you with grammar rules. Would recommend http://www.dotty-dingo.com

I agree totally that learning words and building vocabulary is important! Myself, I use a method that allows me to memorize 100 words in just 40 to 60 minutes every day, with pretty much a 100% recall rate.

The system is mnemonics, but I have refined it, and if you like you can have a look at how I do this at my website.

I love your last tip the most: relax and enjoy yourself. Too often we make ourselves miserable. But when having fun, that’s when you learn almost without effort.

well I am a spanish speaker I learned english by myself but I don’t find easy to learn a foreing language in a country like mexico, I am learning maybe I don’t have the best grammar or pronunciation but I am trying, it is hard to have a good grammar and good punctuation, neither in my first language I have good punctuation and to speak with native speakers is hard because there are nobody in this area of my country mexico, of course I agree with the topics that you like.. yes I know.. but I would like to find good websites and to hear good pronunciation.. in my case I can’t avoid thinking in my first language despite I have 3 or 4 years learning english.. anyway I hope to see answers from another experiences and native speakers.. I speak spanish btw.. bye for now.. I like this website..

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Right on target, need practice practice practice, and much immersion. Learning a language need not be so tough.

I strongly agree with what you have written. These pieces of advice are worthy if taken into consideration while learning a foreign language. Learning a foreign language is not a matter to know about the language, but most importantly to know how to use the language in a real situation. It is language use not language recognition.

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“Take control” Good advice. I’m studying Japanese and I made a neat Google gadget for random flash cards that I use. You can find it in the flash card section of my website if you’re interested.

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no, youre wrong. everyone CAN learn a language fluently. we ALL do it. even developmentally disabled people. the question is HOW to learn a NEW language. we do all have the ability. its innate.

I started to learn english when I was 10 years old and now I am 18 and I still go to that english private school. I am very interested in the language and I do some tests for examinations like FCE, CAE…etc. to practice my language skills and I listen to music, watch movies and sometimes chat with my friends in english. In one month I’m going to have CAE exam and I must do my best.

Thanks for the great advise! I’m more determined! I want to learn how to speak spanish before i leave my teen years which is a few years from now! but i try so hard to improve my accent though. my spanish doesn’t sound so good. I started with simple phrases and I’m examining the phrases word by word…. hihihihi.. no soy bueno en espanol, but i’m learning!

spanish is the easiest language to learn if you are fluent in english! Promise!

read this:

magnificent=magnifico
intelligent=inteligente
music-musica
student=estudiante

see? so many similarities!
ang the rules in learning spanish is very similar in english!!!

buena suerte!
ser bueno en espanol.. adios..

wow,really? but what is your nationality? and what is your original language?

I’m Serbian and my original language is Serbian

When I was younger I used to watch soap operas and the actors were speaking Spanish and I watched it so often that now I understand them without subtitle. At school I learn Italian and it is easier to me as I understand spanish.

Good advice. I like it, especially the “relax and enjoy yourself” part.

I totally agree with that. I went through it and I know.

Just learn. You will be surprised by your progress some day.

My favorite way to learn a new language is by listening to (pop) music in my target language. Because you’re enjoying music, your brain is relaxing and subconsciously acclimating to the language. Then later, when you’re learning some new verb construction or whatever, you’ll realize “hey, I remember hearing that in such-and-such song!”

Excellent article. Its really great

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6. And don’t forget to go abroad to speak the language!

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Great post! Especially for me #2, do it every single day. Keep in the learning zone!

The biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want.

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Thank you for your clear and effective tips for learning foreign language. Recently I just start to learn Janpanese. As time goes on I eager to learn more foreign languages. With learning foreign language I feel so good about myself. I am an ordinary housewife with two lovely children..WHO CARES !

Great Article
i’m learning English and german and i hope this article would help me learn better and better

This post captured a few important concepts. The most important aspect in language learning is consistency. It is about being in the language daily that will pull results. Sure, ones will, motivation, methods and practice will all play a part, but even the unmotivated person with a poor method will learn if he has a date everyday to learn the language. Of course a motivated person with a good method will learn better and faster.

Here’s a great way to learn a language. no matter the language. http://urlm.in/cthq

I personally think that the new range of lexical courses that are being developed are amongst the most useful. I particularly like the one offered by these guys – http://www.paulnoblelanguages.com – though I’m sure there must be others.

Hello,

If you want I will send you some good websites for learning languages…
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this is very useful site to save new words easly http://www.wordchamp.com

There are thousands upon thousands of words in the English language. I have heard it said that the average person who grows up under the English language must learn an average of 20-30 words per day beginning with his or her first day in this world and continuing until the age of 18! Wow, how much we have learned and the majority of this learning was probably not in a formal teacher-student environment.
There is a lot to learn in a short amount of time. But one thing we can do to improve our growth in any language is to focus on those vocabulary words which are most commonly used. I found many sources online for free that feature lists of the most commonly spoken words in English. For example, the 250 most spoken words or the 1000 most spoken words.

If you have been studying a language for a while and would like to test your skill I would encourage you to take a look at one of these lists and see how many words you can translate into the language you are learning. This will provide you with a chance to not only test your skills but improve it as well.

I have recently discovered that the best way to learn a foreign language (in my case it was Portuguese) was to combine fun with learning, entertainment with focus. After becoming a member of http://www.fluentfuture.com, I am happy to say that this is possible. Not only that now I feel confident about my Portuguese speaking skills, but I also made a lot of friends on this website. I encourage you to try it, even for a short time. It is free of charge and very easy to use.

I think it’s true. The most important factor while doing all of this is to enjoy yourself. As this gives you the strength and motivation to continue. But the right combination of recources is necessary to enjoy yourself while learning that language. So I suggest finding the right offer of such a fun tool.

Good tips and suggestions! Learning a language is worthwhile, but it really does take a lot of work!

Great article, and yes in fact all you wrotte lines above clearly shows to learn any language you must be constant, practice and practice.
thanks

To do all the above, you need a platform which is available 24/7, adaptable to most learning styles and also can be done with enjoyment (games and fun quizzes with feedbacks!). Have a look at http://www.e-kata.com.my. This website is solely for learning Bahasa Malaysia. It is reasonably priced and meet most learners’ requirement.

Communication in a given language is just as important. I have worked with people whohad great listening skills, and when they went to another country they were almost lost because they were not prepared to use the language.

If it’s affordable, the best way to learn a foreign language is to actually leaving in that country. It is by far the most effective and the fastest way to learn a new language. That’s how I learned English. Well, I’m still learning I guess.

i think u r right maybe it takes time to learn a language but its lovely to learn a language that u dont know.im in the faculty of education english departmen nd i will be gappy if u put excersis for listening plz nd thank u

Try this software

http://www.lingua-soft.com

Listen and read every day! – It really does it.

I think number 4 is the most important. Taking responsibility for your own learning and choosing the content that is right for you is a vital step in learning any languages. You have to really want it.

Joining a language social network is a great way to help you learn language as well. Sites such as LiveMocha for example allow you to learn a language and practice it with native speakers all at the same place. You might even get to make friends as well

I’ve also find out that watching TV shows (if available) in the language you are studying helps. Sure you will not understand every single thing they say but you are learning. And it’s probably one of the fun ways to learn in my opinion.

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I especially like points 2 and 3, which I have applied vigorously in learning my fourth language, I must say what Mr Kaufmann’s suggestions are very easy and effective!

I’d suggest saving up a little bit of money from each pay check, and getting Rosetta Stone, I have it for my iMac and I am learning Mandarin Chinese. It’s really easy to learn from this program!

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These are good tips. I’m studying French and reading every day definitely helps. Here’s another video for tips for learning a foreign language as well . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWNXIx-p_os

read and translate books
watch movies
hear music

Great post. I’ve been teaching ESL and I encourage my students to listen to http://www.eslpod.com. I think it’s a great site to learn English by listening to common day conversations.

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To really learn a language you have to practice with a native speaker. Check out http://www.exchangealanguage.com

Hi All
We have a mutual interest with PickTheBrain.
Our site http://www.lingodesigns.com is created from the languages from around the world!

Rule #1: Be fearless of making mistakes.

Rule #2: Practice speaking in the target language.

Rule #3: Use flashcards to build your vocabulary. Try using http://www.vocabfish.com. You can learn and practice over 2000 words in any pairing of English, French, Spanish, German, Polish, Arabic, Chinese an Vietnamese.

Nice Posting , it true about what you said , and I think patient to learn step by step is the key for break “the code”

Step one is by far the most important in my opinion. I can say that because I’m bilingual. English is one of the hardest language I’ve encounter but it was easy to learn because i was immerse in it for more than eight hours a day. I tried to learn Spanish in school with 50 minutes of interaction but that didn’t worked as as well. So one is really critical. When you want to learn a language, you have to be immerse.

Hi
Please Help Me!
I want to learn another language, because I already know:

1)Persian (I’m Iranian)
2)Turkish
3)English
4)Esperanto
5)French
6)German
7)Russian
8)Spanish
9)Italian
10)Arabic

But now I don’t know what to learn.

Thanks!

You can learn Hindi if you’re interested……there’s Chinese left in your list…you know a lot of european languages so you may try turning your attention to Eastern languages.

The information you have provided here is really great i love it….there is lots of stuff to read….how can u maintained the site…its really cool site dude….great job..and thanks for the article.

Hi Steve!
I read your blog a while ago and took your advices with me to Austria where I went to a German course at DeutschAkademie. The teachers there were very helpfull and the motto there is to not speak a single English word during their lessons!

But what helped me the most was to stick with German the whole trip. I actually even started to think german and avoid English completely. Well it wasn’t possible 100% of the time but the exposure to German in 4 weeks was immense!

Also repeating grammar lessons over and over helped a lot. Especially with such a grammar intense language as German.

So for anyone who wants to study german – go to vienna.
http://www.deutschakademie.com is my best advice to you!

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all this advices are great!!
I’ve been practicing almost all of them during 1 year and i can do it good now… I just have to keep studying and practicing and i will get it.
Speak without any fear!!!

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Lo mas importante para aprender el lenguaje, es poner el empeño necesario en el idioma.
Si disfruta lo que esta haciendo, sera mas facil perseverar en el aprendizaje.

The most important thing to learn the language, is to make the commitment required in the language.
If you enjoy what you are doing, it will be easier to persevere in learning.

well I have always been difficult English, but from today I will apply these five steps and informs them if I served. I hope so, because my greatest achievement is to learn English.

That is very nice concept to learning the languages.
Thanks for blog.

It`s true. The new tutoring is a great way to global communication and infinite possibilities of learning

I liked the article. It´s has the resume of the whole process.

I´ve being studied english for more than 3 years and I haven´t learn all that I really wanted. Firstly, because I didn´t like the english and I though that I should learned it because I need it for my work.

But the thing is that if you really wanted to learn you have to think in english, forget the spanish. Memorise words and meanings in english. Make the images of the things in your brain and try to conect them together.

Is very dificult when you try to translate because sometimes we have no idea about how to espeak a properly spanish, so imagine you trying to translate something that you are not sure of the meaning in your own language.

My recommendation is learn good spanish if you want to translate literally or forget spanish and start thinking in english. I know that can sounds dificult, it can even takes years to start thinking in english (that´s my case) but once you got it you can do it¡

excellent article, very good advice, I had never crossed his type of learning. wuold be of more help as we provide learning material.

Excellent article, very good advice, I had never crossed his mind this type of learning. would be of more help as we provide learning material.

to apply in our daily lives, because I find it very difficult to get this kind of aid, not only would serve me if not to many people I know and has difficulty learning the language.

Me gusto mucho esta lectura, porque nos da ha entender que si queremos aprender otro idioma se ingles o otro tenemos que meterle todo el esfuerzo si en realidad uno esta interesado, ya que no solo es de saber escribir, sino de saber pronunciar las palabras y como hay que usar estas, dependiendo de lo que vamos a decir, y escribir. Me parece que gracias ha este curso he aprendido del ingles cosas que no sabia.

I have learned English but I am still unable to keep a good conversation, it’s that why I will have to follow your advices. I think is better to explore more and more about a language and especilly practice and practice.

I have begun to be but I attempt to the péliculas and the music in English and I look for the words that are a little I difficult to understand

Always Remember 80/20 Rule.

80% of the Time, 20% of Words are Used in any Language. So, find those commonly used 20% words, rest can come later.

Thanks for your tips on learning foreign language. I am doing the business of exporting oil painting now. My website is: http://www.oilpaintingcentre.com So, I am trying to improve my English further recently. Your tips are helpfull for me. I will spend more time together with Engish.

It is very use full to any one, she /he wants to learn any second language.no difference to enlish or other types.
but they should keep this five stages in daily programs.

watch movies subtitled
listening to music in English
read books in English and reading comprehension

hi, i have been try this website http://girls4teaching.com.. there are some video lessons made by students, i think its a nice idea

I am wanting to learn Italian, but quickly. I’ve always wanted to learn, but I’m seeing an Italian man who speaks very broken english. So, I’m very motivated. I don’t retin very well and I haven’t studied for a very long time. So, I need help with a really good course of study.

Only niggers learn greek

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* Take responsibility for your own learning!

- I agree to this. I believe that no one can make you learn something but yourself. I see people that was forced into learning something, but because of due to lack of interest, they do not learn anything at all.

It’s unfortunate how ignorant our society has become.
I am doing a research to complete my degree and came across this comment, “Only Niggers learn Greek.”

I often wondered what we can do as a society to get rid of this stereotype. We did not make ourselves and just these comments make me sick to my stomach; it’s among the educated and uneducated. Am I to really say that we have these dull and ignorant people still walking the planet; earth?

I don’t really care though, because people are people whether they call each other names or not.

Hola
Creo que aprender otro idioma es súper importante ya en la actualidad el mundo se está enfocando en una sola lengua .para los negocios ,el comercio etc.
En mi caso es muy importante porque en un futuro no lejano salgo a otro país de habla inglesa donde esta una parte de mi familia.
Este curso me aparecido muy novedoso y fácil

Hello!!! Thanks for this article. Learning English is very important in our times because it is a universal language and helps open many doors in the workplace.

hola
me gusto mucho esta lectura, porque nos enseña a entender la importancia de las cosas, que para poder aprender tenemos que colocarle entusiasmo y por lo menos practicar 1 hora al día para nuestro rápido aprendizaje y así divertirnos y que no haya tiempo para aburriciones.

1.Evita memorizar listas de verbos y vocabulario. Sólo al principio será necesario para que cuentes con una base mínima de palabras. Después, procura ir descubriendo tú solo otras palabras de la lengua inglesa. Sobre todo evita listas de palabras traducidas fuera de contexto. En todo caso trabaja con pequeñas listas de términos relacionados entre sí (campos semánticos), y juega a crear frases donde uses varias de las palabras.
2.La mejor forma de aprender nuevas palabras es leyendo, ya que la pronunciación en inglés no te aclarará mucho sobre cómo se escribe la palabra, al menos al principio. Lee y cuando no comprendas una palabra trata de deducir su significado por el contexto, sin recurrir al principio al diccionario. Después consúltalo para ver si estabas en lo cierto. Así se te quedará esta palabra mucho mejor que si te esfuerzas en memorizar largas listas de términos.

hi,
I wish if online resources follow the rules, why not make it a standard?
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Hola, Gracias por esto. Es una muy buena tecnica para aprender ingles, la verdad para mi es un poco dificl entender lo que hablan, es mas facil para mi comprenderlo de un escrito. Es muy sierto que debemos leer todos los dias y las pabras que no entendamos acomodarlas al texto, no traducirlas asi se nos va a ser mas facil aprender este idioma que para algunos nos es muy complejo.

buenas!!!
este articulo nos muestra de una manera clara lo que debemos hacer para aprender otro idioma, lo mas importante es el interes, ya que con mucha lectura y practica podemos obtener mejores resultados que en horas de clases de ingles en un instituto, (además es gratis)sin dejar de lado la importancia que tiene el idioma ingles en la globalización.
gracias.

Practice whole phrases rather than just individual items of vocabulary.

buena lectura aprendi mucho vocabulario

Good night,
About this reading i think that is a complete analysis to lear a foreing lenguage. Something that is important when you realy want to learn is to be interesed and take control about your own learning.
If you are take this course is becouse you want to know more abount english lenguage and these are some tips interesting to follow.
Practice and make use daily of words that you know is an exelent exercise.

Muy buen artículo, esta es la base para el conocimiento de cualquier idioma, yo me enfoco en el quinto punto, sin descartar los otros. Muchas gracias.

This is very true. I am dyslexic I was forced b my school to learn French and I hated every minute of it! I love Spain and everyday I wished I knew Spanish. Now I have stopped learning french at school and started my first class of Spanish yesterday. I was already at the advantage of knowing lots of spanish already and subconsciously learning it whilst listening to El Canto Del Loco – my favourite band. After school my mum asked me to try and write a small sentence about myself. I ended up writing 2 whole A4 pages of spanish – and my mum commented that I had all the grammer and vocabularly precisely accurate. – whereas my french was terrible after 4 years of studying, 1 day of spanish and I found Spanish 500% easier than french! listening to spanish music helps loads, watching my favourite movies in Spanish is a massive help and watching Spanish news reports and weather reports as well as reading Spanish newspaperarticles online helps loads!

thanks.

relax while learning — what a wonderful concept. I guess this is something that a lot of us has forgotten to do. Something that is very essential in learning.

When I was 12 I came to the United states from Brazil, and all I did all day was to listen and read the lyrics to Backstreet boys songs, and that helped me a lot with pronunciation. I know that you learn fast when you’re at that age, but now I’m 21 and learning German, and I listen to German music and read the lyrics, and I’m finding it just as easy to learn as of when I was 12. So I think that music is a very good tool when learning a language.

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ESTOS TIPS SON MUY IMPORTANTES PARA SER TENIDOS ENCUANTA POR AQUELLAS PERSONAS QUE ESTAMOS REALIZANDO EL APRENDIZAJE DE UNA SEGUNDA LENGUA COMO ES MI CASO PUES ENTRE MAS TIEMPO ESTE LEYENDO Y ESCUCHANDO O ESCRIBIENDO EL NUEVO IDIOMA MAS RAPIDO ENRIQUECERE MIS CONOCIMIENTOS EN ESTAS AREAS; YA SEA ESCUCHAR,LEER,ESCRIBIR Y PRACTICAR LA PRONUNCIAACION.
SI CUENTO CON UNA BUENA DISCIPLINA MUY PRONTO YO VERE LOS AVANCES Y LOGROS APRENDERE NUEVO VOCABULARIO Y SI MUESTRO DESEO Y EMPEÑO LO HARE RELAJADAMENTE Y ASI PODRE DISFRUTAR EL REALIZAR ESTA ACTIVIDAD.

THESE TIPS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO BE TAKEN BY THOSE PEOPLE ENCUANTA we are doing LEARNING AS A SECOND LANGUAGE IS MY TIME IF THIS MORE THEN BETWEEN READING AND LISTENING WRITING THE NEW LANGUAGE OR FASTER will enrich my knowledge in these areas; EITHER LISTEN , READ, WRITE AND PRACTICE THE PRONUNCIAACION.
If you have a good discipline SOON I will see the progress and achievements and learn new vocabulary show talent and commitment SI LO HARE ASI Relax and Enjoy THE PURPOSE OF THIS ACTIVITY

five tips for managing the English are very practical and effective to manage all this grasias these tips you can learn better English

thats a great 3G thingy i must say!!!!!!

Excellent advice which throws the onus firmly on the learner. Ultimately it’s got to be their call and they need to find an approach which is in tune with their personal learning style. Thankfully, today with so many possible sources of instruction, the learner can keep looking and drawing from those which best suit at the time. But, like everything else in life, language learning rewards persistence.

Motivation is obviously important and activities which increase motivation are very important. I have found that spending time immersing oneself in the culture of the people who speak the language helps to keep me on track when the going gets tough.

I have been using RosettaStone a lot learning Russian, and I only keep going because I have a strong interest in anything Russian, and just love the sound of it and want to speak to Russians in Russian.

tells us that this forum devemos spend much time we want to achieve and also Arend devemos or hear and read every day and apply it to daily life trying to talk all the time devemos sentrarmos also in the words we say to raise the haci words and express what we mean and devemos ourselves also take responsibility for our own learning, searching for phrases and words that we also want to learn to relax and enjoy the language you want to learn

pienso que debemos aprovechar esta oportunidad de aprender ingles y poner en practica cada uno de los conocimientos obtenidos…. hagazmos el esfuerzo de realizar todas las actividades, para asumir este nuevo reto, ya que nos servira en un futuro….

estos tips son de mucha importancia ya que son base de un buen aprendizaje de esa nueva lengua, en mi caso yo algunas veces veo peliculas en ingles para intentar entender y eso educa mi oido, además aprendo una palabra diaria para asi aumentsar mi vocabulario

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yo pienso que este curso es una buena manera para comenzar a poner en practica nuevas formas para elconocimiento de otros idiomas para fortalecer todo lo que ya se sade y aprender nuevas cosas y para esto se debe ser innovador cambiante y sobre todo con mucha motivacion para el logro de nuestros objetivos. estar presto a toda clase de sujerencia que nos puedaser de gran apoyo para ser practocos en todo lo realcionado con los modlos de aprendizaje las cosas nuevas enrique nuestra mente, cuerpo y alma.

solo pongamos toda nuestras adtitudes y actutd.

Este programa emplea una metodologia interesante, bastante enriquecedora y ,lo mas importante muy pràctica para un aprendizaje adecuado de modo tal que por medio de este proceso se nos facilita el conocimiento de este lenguaje y personalmente me abre las puertas a nivel laboral.en diferentes paises del mundo

este curso es muy inportante para nosotros ….viendo la metodologia de este curso me parese muy interesant poder conprender esdte idioma tan importante en la actualidad.

quiero haser este curso porque se que es muy importante

yo deseo hacer este curso porque se que es muy bueno y porque me ba a servir mas adelante

Me parece sencillamente fenomenal , muy chévere los métodos de estudios acá plantados nunca me había interesado tanto por aprender un nuevo idioma y lo sencillo que podemos aprenderlo teniendo un buen método de estudio y dedicación … me gusto gracias por darnos la oportunidad adquirir estos conocimientos que a futuro depende como lo utilicemos nos serán de mucho apoyo gracias…

i think that a environment line with things for read and listen are very important for learning of a extrangers foreigner language, but the most important is like it, if you don´t like it, you don´t can learn,
it is not easy learn other language, because it is a cultural product, know works, verbs and phrases are not enough, is important to think like them.

well. this file show interesting thing that can help for improve our learn about English mores faster, is excelent this method thanks

Thanks steve. for the tips

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yeh thats right but there are common words nd phrases which we cannot use in formal language off course listning to music can help us but in learning formal english ithink we need something else

I’m really eager to learn a new language and I think that this will be my first step towards changing my life.

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It is indeed very unsettling to come across those types of comments. I was merely searching for motivation to start more on beginning French and was shocked to come across such a remark. The best we can do in our society is to keep our heads up and ignore rude acknowledgments. For being nine, wanting to learn Greek is remarkable.

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La temática N.1 se trata de las diferentes maneras como se debe aprender un idioma extranjero, el documento plantea como primero el pasar el tiempo que no es más que tomar los cosas en serio de manera que se conecte con lo que quiere aprender y se pude hacer escuchando, escribiendo y medios que le permitan desarrollar otra manera de expresarse que no sea el que común mente hace.
Otra manera para poder aprender un idioma extranjero es escuchar en un medio de comunicación todos los días y seguidamente poderlo leer para así poder familiarizarse con el idioma que se está aprendiendo, de esta manera también puede formar un diccionario con las palabras o frases más usadas que te permitan aprendérselas de manera más rápida. Además nosotros somos lo que queremos ser constructores de nuestro propio destino, y así es con el idioma que queremos aprender si colocamos todo de nosotros podemos manejar los dos idiomas fácilmente. y para que todo concluya de manera exitosa hay que relajarse y desfrutar lo ha aprendido que las circunstancias no deben asustarnos el susto pasa a lo contrario nos ayudad a reforzar lo aprendido y lo que debemos hacer es irlo perfeccionando para llegar a tener éxito. para concluir los comentarios de los diferentes personajes del documento son de mucha ayuda porque nos dan pautas para poder aprender los idiomas que deseamos uno de esos ayudas didácticas es el los diferentes medios de comunicación que son los mejores aliados para poder aprender lo que queremos ya sean ver películas , escuchar en mp3, radios traducir documentos, entre otras que nos van a permitir manejar el idioma aprendido.

cuando te hablan de aprender un idioma tu lo que primero te preguntas es para que, pero esa pregunta sobra, las cosas debes de hacerlas no por obligacion si no porque te van a permitir dar mejores cosas de ti , o tal vez por requisito de un trabajo pero desde ese punto de vista es acomsejable tomor las cosa por avanzar tu como profecional y veraz que te va ir muy bien ya que es una manera de esforzarte para llegar hacer un mejor profecional y para llegar a lograr tu meta debes buscar todas las herramientas necesarios, ayudas de diccionarios, practicar lo aprendido contante mente, y por que no comunicarte con alguien que sepa para experimentar conversacion y se te facilite cuando se te presente la situacion y no te de susto y otras maneras que te permitan desarrollorla de manera exitosa.

tematica 1 es interesante no la dejes pasar.

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Motivation is obviously important and activities which increase motivation are very important.

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Since I am a university student and I know learning Spanish, will add an extra edge to my resume. However, my challenges are – time constrains to attain a physical classroom, secondly, I need to commute a lot and hence I carry either my laptop or iPad and my iPhone.

Hence, I have been doing some research on the web and as a solution I have found – among the best Spanish language learning option are; – we can have website and we can go for a language learning iPad or iPhone apps.

Among the language learning websites, we have many good and free language learning sites like- http://www.Hello-Hello.com, http://www.livemocha.com, http://www.busuu.com. All these sites free language learning courses. Which one suits you, depends on you.

But, they all have their own advantages, like Hello-Hello offers course material, developed with collaboration of American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), which results in their rich course contents. They also offers social networking platform to create learning very interactive.

Livemocha on the other hand are comparably older site and hence has large number of member options to make friendship with.

Secondly, there is another excellent options for people who owns iPad or iPhone, iTunes offers some very interesting and equally good Spanish language learning app. For iPad we have some very good Spanish language learning apps like – Hello-Hello Spanish, uTalk Spanish and some more (I am sure you will find out more names in the iTunes), but I have tried out both the above apps and I am learning from both for the time being. Both are good with their own advantages.

Among these options, which one suits you better, depends on your personal convenience and likings. But I am sure all of them are worth for trying out for once.

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Es importante tener en cuenta el idioma aleán – si, mucho alemanes, sobre todo menores de 30 años dominan la lengua inglesa, pero como dicen, no hay lengua más hablada en el mundo que el “inglés de turista” – el hablar en el idioma local es vital para disfrutar un país, donde hay una cultura tan única…
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Good stuff! I’d like to add another point: Mistakes are good! Make lots, and welcome corrections. I’ve found this to be the most powerful tool when learning a new language.

hola atodos los invito aque se interesen por este curso ya que nos da muchos privilejios,para asi conocer, aprender mas del ingles y interactuar mucho mas y aprender nuevas lenguas.

Hola queridos conpañeros espero que con esta lectura hallan aprendido verdaderamente como se aprende el ingles o cualquier otro idioma, debemos ponerle mucho interes, entusiasmo y no tan solo eso si no escuharlo y practicarlo porque si uno no lo practica todos los dias se pierde la secuencia y se va olvidando, en esta vida casi todo es la practica constante para no perder la secuencia de las cosas.
y a usted querido intructor gracias por colocarnos esa lectura que a mi personalmente me ayuda a seguir adelante con este curso de inges.
SUERTE Y QUE DIOS LOS VENDIGA A TODOS

hola a todos

el idioma ingles se ha convertido en el idioma universal lo que nos indica que es fundamental el aprendizaje del mismo y este curso es una muy buena opcion para empezar a aprender este idioma con el cual es posible la comunicacion con personas de diferentes paises,sin embargo,esto solo sera posible si el curso se lleva a cabo con una actitud positiva dedicando el tiempo necesario a escuchar las pronunciaciones y practicando el idioma.

Buenas noches a todos, Este curso, me ha parecido muy interesante, yaqué con este aprendemos un nuevo idioma que de alguna manera no será muy útil en el futuro.
También nos sirve para incrementar nuestros conocimientos acerca este e idioma y los beneficios que este nos traerá, tanto pronunciación como en la traducción, profesor siga utilizando esa metodología en el curso es muy adecuada, yaqué de esta manera obtenemos un buen nivel de aprendizaje.
Que Dios los Bendiga.

Hola a todos los invito a realizar el curso de ingles virtual porque es bueno aprender otros idiomas para tener mas oportunidades en el campo laboral y la oportunida que nos brinda este curso no la podemos desaprovechar por que es facil de apreder siempre cuando le pongamos interes idedicacion.Que Dios los Bendiga.

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hola atodos, les invito aque cada dia se interencen cada dia mas y mas por el idioma ingles es muy importante he interesante para todos nosotros en este mundo tan globalizado, es de suma importancia por que es un idioma universal.les deseo exitos en esta nueva etapa de su vida y que culminen exitosamente y les sea de gran utilidada y probecho el ingles en su vida diaria y en lo laboral dios les bendiga ……….

Esta lectura trata de que importante es aprender otras lenguas, los invito a hacer este curso y todos lo que tenga que ver con otros idiomas.

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Could I also add that immersion in the culture of the language you’re learning is important for a number of reasons. Even if you can’t live in that culture right now, reading about it can do wonders for your motivation and I know from personal experience, you won’t learn without motivation.

Indeed! Very useful tip you have there in your blog. Thanks for giving us some easy way to express our learning in english through a better way.

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The correct use of language is extremely important for the fast and confident communication and understanding with your speaking partner in daily life.

I lived in Denmark for three years and went to school there to learn Danish. Been young and silly I spent my time looking out the window…. just as your article says not clever! I have forgotten all that I learnt not that it was much – in hindsight you need to jump head in and literally live the language, you learn to enjoy and then the rest comes easy!

ME PARECE UN EXCELENTE METODO DE ESTUDIO, EL APRENDER ESCUCHANDO… SOBRE TODO CUANDO LA PRONUNCIACION EN EL IDIOMA INGLES ES TAN IMPORTANTE, PARA DAR UNA OPINION MUY PERSONAL SOBRE ESTE TEMA, ES MUY INTERESANTE LA PARTE DE DISFRUTAR APRENDIENDO, CUANDO COTIDIANAMENTE ME RELACIONO CON PALABRAS ESCRITAS EN INGLES Y ESCUCHO CANCIONES EN INGLES… Y AL ESCUCHAR ESTAS PALABRAS LAS PUEDO IDENTIFICAR, ENTONCES QUEDA DE MI PARTE BUSCAR LAS HERRAMIENTAS NECESARIAS PARA FACILITAR Y AUMENTAR MI APRNDIZAJE. POR OTRA PARTE LOS COMENTARIOS ACERCA DE EL APRENDIZAJE DE OTRAS PERSONAS ES IMPORTANTE YA QUE ME ALIENTA A MI Y A MIS COMPAÑEROS PARA EMPRENDER LA TAREA DE APRENDER CON MUCHAS GANAS Y EXITOS BASANDONOS EN LAS HERRAMIENTAS DE OTROS Y ASI BUSCAR LA OPTIMA HERRAMIENTA DE APRENDIZAJE PROPIO.

Mi proceso de aprendizaje frente al idioma ingles a sido un reto o meta que cada dia me esfuerso para poder trasar y cumplir ese proposito exitosamente .

Frente a los 5 aspectos fundamentales para aprender un idioma extrangros mi aprendezaje soy una persona que tiene muy claro cule son mis propositos y por eso el tiempo disponible que me queda durante el dia para reforsar mis conosimientos aserca del idioma ingles en cuanto los aspectos de lectura,escritura y pronosiaccion .Siempre asumo la responsabilidad o consecuensia de mis acciones en este curso en cuanto a las dificultades que se me presente derante el desarrolo de sus unudades y actividades.

Imbito a todas aquellas personas que de una u otra forma tienen dificultad para desarrollar las unidades y actividades de este curso virtial a tener una mayor fuerza de voluntad que se motiben y que se trasen un proposito para poder salir triunfante derante este reto didactico.

Les deseo exitos derante su proseso de formacion .

Principally the importance of the language extrangero, it is exajeradamente fundamentally for the professional growth in the today world, not only for being the second language mas important and spoken in the world, but also it increases the possibility of a prosperous future.

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Despues de analizar el texto anteriormente leido he llegado a la conclusion que es un metodo que ademas de ser eficas es muy practico, que nos permite aprender a dominar el ingles dee una manera rapida sin invertir tanto tiempo
Ademas estoy muy deacuerdo con ustedes por que si quieres en realidad apreder a dominar ,escrivir,hablar INGLES es facil siestas deacuerdo con lo que haces pero si no lo deseas por mas que estudies sera mas una tortura que una simple clase

Aparender inglès cada vez es màs fundamental, los diferentes metodos que se aplican en la actualidad facilitan grandemente un mejor dominio de èste. Pero es necesario que el individuo en su anhelo por avanzar en èl adquiera una disciplina aplicando diferentes formas no solo en la lectùra y escritura, sino tambien, hacer un buen uso de lo aprendido dentro de su diario vivir para aprovechar màs ampliamente sobre el objetivo que se ha propuesto.

En estos momentos es imporante aprender sobre el idioma inglès, no solo por requerimiento de algunas entidades y/o por cumplir con un requisito en el campo laboral, todo esto cuenta y es valido en cualquier momento. Si miramos nuestro entorno no solo vemos personas bien fundamentadas, tambien nos damos cuenta que a nuestro al rededor existe cantidades de avisos publicitarios, medios de comunicacion, noticieros etc, que nos muestran como el inglès forma parte de nuetra cotidianidad.

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este curso es muy inportante para nosotros ….viendo la metodologia de este curso me parese muy interesante poder conprender esdte idioma tan importante en la actualidad.

i think that this steps are good or we can say enough to learn a language but the most important thing is to love the thing that you do so you have to love the language if you want it to love you give it all and then it will give you some

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Great tips!
Thank you,
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Great posting
helpful for my English learning^^

Well, this is helpful. I’m able to express myself pretty well in writing Portuguese and I can read most of it too. Now with the listening, it’s very hard. I catch words but still cannot understand what is going on without lyrics or subtitles (in Portuguese or English) and I have been at it for a while. I listen everyday for a couple hours. It’s strange, I seem to get more out of listening to Spanish than Portuguese.

Esta bien ahora mismo se hablar español, ingles y un poco alemán.
It’s ok right now i can speak spanish, english and a little German.
Ich sprechen nur englisch, spanisch.

all very helpful tips and should be practiced religiously

have a question,

while learning a language ı like to keep each word in one page starting
with it’s first letter(like a ready to use dictionary). I could find any
information or a ready programme. Can you suggest someting.
Thank you

Bueno, gracias

Thank you for this post.
I currently learn English and learn from myself, everyday. My goal is wanting to become an English writer.

But, I don’t know how to reach this goal. It seems there is a frost I can’t clear. What kind of learning I should take? Reading or writing? and how I keep to remembering the phrase? Will it take me 12 months or more?

I will be very thankful If you reply me.

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I would stress Listen and read every day! It needs a lot of practice and constant interest!

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Thanks for sharing these insights. Actually, I am learning other language these days and I am hoping that sooner or later I may able to learn and practice it

9 languages fluently?… and learning 10th?… good.. o.0as for me, i know 4 languages: Russian, Ukrainian, Arabic and English… in Russian and Arabic i’m Fluent (Russian is my mother language.. ),at English i’m near fluent but the problem is my accent.. it is mixed.. Ukrainian: i can understand a movie in Ukrainian perfectly, but can’t talk it.. xD
now learning German..
Ich liebe Deutsch Sprache.. Die beste Sprache der Welt.
and helpful tips too..

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Learning a foreign language is a bitter sweet ride. The least i think we should have to enjoy the journey and succeed – interest and consistency!

hey mate , true said , learning a new language needs lot of hard work and easy way to learn , and i found a way to learn foreign language from gtalk only you can learn by your own
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i want to learn any language i can most arabic German and French. i am native to english any 1 wanting to learn it that knows one of these i would love to teach you if you help me email me

“wanting to learn
March 16, 2011 at 3:53 pm
i want to learn any language i can most arabic German and French. i am native to english any 1 wanting to learn it that knows one of these i would love to teach you if you help me email me”

Are you sure you’re native to English??

Learning a foreign language is challenging. I recently visited an online teachers supply store and found great flash cards to use with my three year old. I am excited to start learning.

Todo eso es cierto, pero tambén hay que conseguir un buen diccionario, una buena gramática, ver películas en el idioma que quieres aprender, escribir y leer mucho en ese idioma,y si se puede, hablar con gente que hable dicha lengua, bien sean nativos o no. Pero lo más importante de todo es visitar un buen blog de idiomas, con más de 360 enlaces a webs y blogs de toda clase de idiomas, con diccionarios, cursos, gramáticas, vocabulario, periódicos, foros de idiomas… idiomasdelplaneta.blogspot.com/

practice, practice more

I speak English fluently (it’s my mother language) But I am currently trying to learn Swedish (getting back to my roots) and Greek (I have 2 friends in Greece) I love learnign about other cultures but I stuggle with languages.. I work at it for days and days but I can not seem to memorize much… If you would please give me more Tips! That would be great! Please E-mail me!

it’s useful for me.

These tips are very interesting and useful for those who want to learn another language. Language is not an easy task to do , but it is very fascinating to learn and discover another country by speaking their mother language.

Bedankt voor dat post. Nu, zal ik proberen om meer Nederlands te spekeren vaker

Its really helpful and given in a simple format along with some useful tips for anyone who is interested in learning foreign language.if anyone is interested to learn language by their own can find ways at http://alllanguagecompany.blogspot.com/

I have available a business where students can learn up to twenty four different languages on a one to one basis, meaning computer to person. I supply accommodation and a complete holiday package to go with the lessons all for the resonable price of accommodation. Classes are held at times suitable for students and part time employment may be arranged. This is a chance to enjoy a package holiday and end up speaking another language.

Well, the things which has been describe is good and quite advisable . I think it could help me a lot to learn the language ………………..

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Im trying to learn mandarin at the moment. This post really inspired me to keep on trying and stay at it when things are tough. Thank you!

i’ve found many many tips about how to learn a launguage,but all are fake and useless.i strong believe that this tips will be useful and pratical.

we how to improve english

i am learning a foreign language now but i must tell you, it is not an easy thing to do especially when you are sorrounded by people who hate it.

It is ture and very good. It is an exhaustive list. And surely worth doing it. It will give sound understanding of that language. But what if you lack the time of such a procedure. I suggest one site for learn gujarati that help you doing this fast, easy and with fun.

learning a new language is not so easy, it needs hord working and struggling. but the best way in which you can learn a second language in my opinion is to keep studying news papers and listning to the radion program related to this language.
learn new words and increase your vocablary every day.by this way you can improve and learn a new languag.Haleem Noori

Factualang and informative. Learning may also be depending on the human interest on the certain topic and his or her perseverance to learn.

Learning a new language definitely is not easy, I just took a 4 month course of German, and I must say, it was one of the most difficult courses I have taken for some reason

the 5 steps described in the article are really great and can help anyone to learn language. thanx

The five steps described in the article are really great and can help anyone to learn language. thanx

hey guys i think these tips are really true. i learned english with this things. if you really think that you can learn foreign language without spending time. i don’t think so..

I used this site http://www.buddyfetch.com to find a pal in Russia to connect with to broaden my language! We sent emails back and forth and it helped tremendously!

My native language is English. I had a good working knowledge of Italian as my father’s family is from there, but I am trying to become more fluent. I lived in Israel for two years, tried taking Hebrew courses and got so frustrated I quit!!! I would still like to learn it, but I found that language incredibly hard…Anyone have any good ideas? And how about Sicilian dialect…Anything out there specifically for that?

Thanks!!

Hi, I’m from Myanmar. I’m 20 years old and I really want to speak, read, write and even think in English like a native. I can read/listen to English and understand much of it, but have a problem writing scholarly essays and speaking fluently. Translating between Burmese and English and then rearranging words and…. it takes a long time for an interactive response. I WANT to be articulate.

Here’s the question. How many words should I learn everyday to build my English vocabulary?

Hi,

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LOL my sentiments exactly.

I learnt French and Spanish using software called Rocket Languages.

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I’ve created a blog that can direct you to different software for learning languages, check it out!

i want to learn how to speak foreign language.

Hi my friend how are you?!

I am Arabic speaker and right now stay in Canada to learn English I want to join with native speaker to talk together. also,I want improver my language, If you want pleas emailing me if you can.

Thank you very much
Aziz

I can’t email but I can tell you one thing: Better learn german and danish to get hold of Swedish

je voudrais parler francais, c’est tu peut m’aider, je peut t’apprend anglais =)

i have been homeschooling my kids for two years now. and my middle daughter motivated herself to speak french fluently. she poured it over for half a year and now she can speak french eloquently. well, i am not saying that parents should hoemschool their kids but it helps surely cause you can focuse adn the matter that you really want to pursue.

Exactly what i thought

This blogger is correct, it takes work to learn a foreign language. I think it’s a lot of fun when you get over the hump and you have developed your vocabulary and you start speaking and adding more and more knowledge of your new language to your brain. I teach languages online for free and help everyone I possibly can. It’s just inside of me to do so… Learning should be free so that nobody gets excluded.

Hi! I too am from Myanmar. I think you’re pretty good in writing English. Looking at your comment- you have a an extensive vocab and a nice grammar. You write, and suppose speak, fluently too without much mistakes unlike some Burmese people. Let me tell you though I am not an expert yet I think your English is very good. You have what most Burmese people and English learners lack. Sorry though I don’t have much tips on learning English. BUT you’re still great at it.

I am building the following site so that people can form discussion groups to practice a foreign language. I also has some live streaming tv in a variety of languages. The site is: http://milingua.org

interesting article!!! Although i must say…therez more to learning a language than listening to it on ure MP3 player…….its also good to learn the culture related to the language aswell. Im Canadian….but i live in kuwait……ive been learning arabic for the past 2 years……interacting with the people in my community..(eg.grocery storekeeper) has given me that extra confidence to meet head on with the challengez…!!! Give it a try guyz & galz…! Might just work for ya!!

I am a Political Science Major and I seem to pick languages up easily. I got an A in French last semester and I never spoke French in my life. I have language cds at home and I notice I do not learn as effectively from them as I do with language exchanges. I am studying Arabic, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Mandarin, Japanese, Russian,Tagalog, Farsi, Italian ,Hindi, and Spanish by cd. I find that Farsi, Russian, Mandarin, and Turkish are easiest for me. I have more desire to live in Russia then France. Oddly I pick up languages when i hear it spoken around me. I have been picking up portuguese,Thai, Korean and Polish. I love walking down the streets of San Antonio TX and singing Tarkan’s song Simarik.

Hello, I want to learn arabic. I speak and write english well. We can learn from each other. Please email me at 23klicks@gmail.com

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No offense. Are you sure you’re a native English speaker?? You don’t blog like a English speaker my dear friend.

Point 6 – relax and enjoy yourself – I would also add that you shouldn’t be afraid of making mistakes. Making a mistake is all part of learning a new language as long as you recognise them and try to learn from them.

iam very much interested to learn chines, spanish language, please any one tell me where can i find free material for beginners for chinese and spanish language
my mail id: srinath_sp@yahoo.com, please send to my mail id…,any free sites offering languages…, let me know…

Hey guys, I am from East Turkistan, but not a independent country. I am studying english,I really want to improve my language quickly as soon as possible,if who wants to help me or wants to study my language,just contact me,my language is smilar as Turkish,but the letters smilar as Arabic. Shukur001@hotmail.com

I would add to the list: immerse yourself in the language. If you can’t do that in the country where the language is spoken then try to watch TV, listen to the radio, get films out, anything, just so you are exposed as much as possible to the language you are trying to learn. It worked for me

another question,????
Dear Mr. Steve kaufman (and anyone)
i am an Indonesian, but my Grandma is Chinese, i am interested to learn mandarin, Nihonggo, Arabic, Spanish, Philipino, and French,

is it oke if i learn those language in the same time????? or is it better if i choose only 1 language to learn?????

which one is the best????? learn it in the same time???? or i have to choose????? (i am 28 years old).

it very ashamed, if your family roots is Chinese but you cannot speak in Chinese.

Thanks to internet, u can learn many thing from it, such as learning language, i use google translator to learn the language. Please pray of me that soon i will be able to speak on those language

hey my friend, i’m a native arabic speaker,i can help you with it, i can write and read english well but my problem is in pronunciation and when talking to somebody. i’d appreciate it if you can help…
thanks..

Great advice in general, though I’m a bit surprised these 5 concepts made your list of most important items for language learning. For example, I’ve studied 7 languages (fluent in 3, including English), and researched language learning as a process, and I would rank vocabulary study toward the bottom of my list in the early stages of study. The reason for this is simply that vocabulary will come whether you like it or not. Your time will be much better spent focusing on verb conjugations, for example, because of how difficult they are to master for most languages (they are the primary dynamic component of the language, after all). The other items really could be applied to anything from football to calligraphy, so in that sense they’re important – but at the same time, much more could be said to provide direction for those learning a new language.

Also, principles of motivation (true motivation, not just enthusiasm) are necessary to see you through to fluency.

If anyone who wanna learn language very quickly, you can use Michel Thomas Method. And this may surprise you, YOU DON’T NEED ANY WRITING or READING. You read that right. Just by listening and thinking, you can learn the language quickly. You can google Michel Thomas to know about his method, he’s considered as THE best language teacher ever!

He taught many celebrities and royalties and quickly taught the language in the matter or weeks (It may sound ridiculous, but you can watch a documentary on youtube about his work there, where they have new students to learn the language and was amazed and even the teachers were amazed admitting that you need a proper method to learn a new language and this method is it.)

I’m learning French and Spanish, and everything is going very well for me

Hey thank you for this post these are simple and effective tips!
and i’m interested in further continuing learning chinese.
even though ive spent 6 years in Singapore where people are fluent in chinese i havent used it for 6 years, so i was wondering if anyone can recommend books or websites or radios that might help. thank u and i wish everyone the best learning! its fun!

Hello Dears,

I saw your website.I like it.It also serves to make friends!Lots of Thanks for that.

I need to have a friend who need to learn English and who also will teach me French! I like french the Romantic Language!

My address is: Shiferaw02@gmail.com any interested person can contact me.And will get swift replay.

i gotta say… that’s the cutest picture i’ve ever seen…

hi i read that u want to learn arabic my native language is arabic and i need to learn more english cuz i study at coolege english but the way of teaching it is raelly bad and i do not have choices to move from that unv so what do u think of teaching me english and i can teach u arabic u can find me on facebook : shahd Fkherddine but wait send me a msg that u how want to learn cuz i do nat add any one c u later

I have been cramming norweigion into my head for the past couple of weeks but I still don’t know how to speak it. Any ideas? I have been having trouble finding someone who speaks it…

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This is a way better alternative to rosetta stone, thats for sure!

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Je peax parle francais maintenant

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You forgot the “fucking”

only fucking NIGGERS

And what is the course fee?
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Good advice.  If you want suggestions that can actually improve the way you go about language learning check out:
http://www.strategiesinlanguagelearning.com

For eg…with vocabulary you will more readily remember what you learn if you put the words you learn into sentences ( in the target language) that clarify the meaning of the word AND the sentence is personal and full of meaning for you! For eg. 
“This blue PEN is the one my mum gave me for my 14th birthday and now I only use it in my exams.”

Listen to music with the text of words, watch films and travel a lot to those countries where this language is spoken.

That’s why a “nigger” as you say, ignorant bitch..is running our country. You probably have little to no education and poor as dirt and upset because there’s so many african American people in this day that are very wealthy. Just because you’re a lazy, ignorant, childish, racist, uneducated piece of shit probably contributing to our economy’s homeless jobless bums, doesn’t mean you should show the world how ignorant, uneducated and how much your life was a waste to be put on this earth because you problem can’t afford a roof above your head month to month. Lazy homeless piece of trash.. It’s sad that I’m 14 and will probably have a much better education than you ever will and am already 10x more successful then you’ll ever be considering I have a life that was worth putting on this earth while you…ehh not so much. Go rot and burn I hell everybody would enjoy that. (:

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I completely agree.  I started learning French via Fluenz several months ago and just spending the time to sit down and do the lessons within a schedule (and not just whenever I feel like it) makes all the difference in the world.  I’ve also found the best way to listen and read the language more often is to find a live streaming radio station, then follow a couple DJs on their Twitter.  You get real world conversational style reading and writing.

For goodness sake stop replying to them. They are just trolls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

For goodness sake stop replying to them. They are just trolls. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)

Hi, Gabby, perhaps this website is right for you:

http://www.gurulu.com/en

Features:
-Current affairs articles from news, business, entertainment, culture, etc.
-Every article at multiple different difficulty levels
-Sound with every article
-Built in dictionary for rapid look up of unknown characters and words
-Adaptive
learning system that tracks your progress, picks suitable articles, and
more, allowing you to fully focus on learning Chinese
-Vocabulary Express to increase and check you vocab

A really cool way to learn a foreign language is forcing yourself to chat with people! I don’t know if you’ve heard of Ortsbo… but it’s basically a real-time chat translation tool. You go to Ortsbo, and sign in to your favorite chat service (like Facebook Chat, MSN, Google Talk etc) and then you can send emails in one language, but your friend receives it in another, all in real-time! It’s a really great language learning tool, and they have more in their product line!! GREAT for traveling! 

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English is my second language and the medium which i am using to learn spanish is english only…hope not because of this i am finding it hard to learn.
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What a Uneducated -Ignorant Man You are – its Not Your Fault -its Your Family Back Ground -Your Mother and Father-May Be Very Low Class People .

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Great tips – one of my favorite things to do is search for foreign language films at the video store or Netflix and watch a movie in the new language – not only are you training your ears, you hear real conversational speech.

Having fun is certainly a great suggestion! There are too many people that take learning a new language too seriously and see it as a stressful undertaking rather than exciting new opportunity.

Vague advice. “Relax…have fun.” Same advice for learning how to canoe.

You are disgusting, used needlessly biased language, display an immaturity one can only hope you will outgrow the sooner the better before you advance to the hatred stage.

You are disgusting, used needlessly biased language, display an immaturity one can only hope you will outgrow the sooner the better before you advance to the hatred stage.

I think the fourth point is the most important to consider!

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Learning langauges is definetely a good thing! Nowadays it’s important to speak several languages if you want to have a goo djob and travel arounf the world.
Look how you can learn chinese http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ-Rskq9iZ4

The best thing about learning French at 60 is there are no quizzes, exams, or grades to interfere with the enjoyment of learning my new language. I studied German for 5 years or so both high school and university and it was so stressful! Sure, I can get along in German but I will never like it the way I do French. I have been studying French for a year and a half and have just started a blog at french60andmore@blogspot.com

I think any sort of exposure is helpful. I really like lexia books, but I am an avid reading so they fit in with my lifestyle really well. They incorporate whatever language you are learning into classic english books so you can read but also get exposure to new vocabulary. Anyway if your interested check them out http://www.lexiabooks.com

It’s just a troll. He just posted that to get under people’s skin..

I couldn´t
agree with you more. In my opinion, your own motivation is the most important
part. To stay in contact with the language that you want to learn, as time as you
can, is essential. Luckily, nowadays with The Net, we can always be speaking
with people of a lot of countries and improve ours skills from our own house!

If you ask
me, I will encourage you to write more post like this and keep studying,
congratulations again for your advice!

I think the most important when you are studying a foreign lenguage is to believe that all people can learn if they spend time all days, reading, writing, listening and of course, speaking with other people. I think is possible to reach a reasonable level, but you have to see it, not as a compulsory thing. You have to see it like an amazing challenger and you must to think yourself and say very loudly: ” Yes, I can”

I feel delighted to read such a good post. This post is good with regards of both knowledge and information. We appreciate that learning another language can be difficult, and maintaining motivation or even getting started is never an easy task.

Different methods were intended to get you started, aiding you in your desire to learn french, spanish, or any languages.

Good post mate. When I was learning German I found the hardest things was actually taking ownership and sticking to it. I found some cool exercises and vocab lists here http://www.rocketlanguages.com/free-language-resources which really helped me.

 This is an excellent article. I wish I had paid attention to number five before my last examination.

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I agree Chris.  I’ve found that whole movies (90 minutes or so) in a foreign languages sometimes overwhelm me.  I prefer shorts like they have at some of the language learning websites (like at ouruniversallangauge.com).  As you said it is important to have some fun!

really it is the best idea that i got from this site, thanks
 

This is a great article about learning a foreign language. It’s really true that you must enjoy yourself while learning.  Doing so makes it more enjoyable much like a person who loves food and loves to cook. Thanks for a great article!
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Great article! These points are extremely important for beginners to learn a foreign language. 

I totally agree with Steve, learning a language should be fun. If you are learning spanish and you are looking for fun spanish worksheets please visist http://espanolactual.com.

Everyone learns at a different rate and using different techniques. My native language is Spanish and I learned English through tv and eventually became fluent by joining the U.S. Army. Now I’m beginning to study Russian and I already know that the technique that works for me is thinking and practicing 24/7 about that language. I know it’s kind of obvious but if I want to be fluent someday, hopefully, it needs to be done like that. But then again, to do this you have to love the language you are studying, otherwise you’ll begin to find excuses and pretty soon you’ll quit. I agree with Steve, practice, practice, practice!

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I think the important one is to relax and enjoy yourself, and don’t worry about making a mistake or looking foolish!  That’s why kids can pick it up so easily, is that they do not have the fear.

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Great advice, I am twelve and I just stared teaching myself  korean out of  interest. This was a big help.

yes i do agree

Ku Klux Klan white power! white supremacy! nigger

I’m wondering, what is the best way to learn academic English for studying at the Masters or PhD level?

I have been learning German for about 8 months ON MY OWN!

It really isn’t that hard… All that you need is some determination… Now I can speak very well German.Whenever you don’t know a meaning of a word, look it up in the dictionary, even if it gets annoying sometimes, keep doing it!Watch movies in the language with subtitles in English or whatever your first language is.Listen to songs in the foreign language, have the lyrics in front of you, and have the translation of the lyrics if possible as well, and read both of them when you listen to the song.

Overall, a good post.  However, I’d have to disagree with your sentence saying that one hour of listening or reading is better than many hours of classroom learning.  If you get a small class and personalized attention, I’ve found an hour a day in the classroom to be tremendously helpful.  Not only that, but you can ask questions and have more tailored info for what suits you best.

Are all classes great?  Not necessarily.  And, perhaps it depends on your learning style, but I personally gain more from actively using the language (speaking and writing) than passively absorbing it (reading and listening).  Not to diminish reading and listening though, because that helps expand and fine-tune my speaking and writing.

So, keep that in mind, and try a well-rounded approach, and don’t necessarily write-off classes as useless.

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Cool blog! Your blog is very helpful and informative! 

Cool blog! Your blog is very helpful and informative! 

I love this site and how put the responsibility in the hands of the learner. When I learned French in college it just wasn’t like this and I felt helpless in my learning. I’m doing research on how to teach yourself another language and then how to share the language with your child. Check out some quick videos on http://www.youtube.com/getbilingual and I’d love to hear what other topics would help you learn a language.

I love this site and how put the responsibility in the hands of the learner. When I learned French in college it just wasn’t like this and I felt helpless in my learning. I’m doing research on how to teach yourself another language and then how to share the language with your child. Check out some quick videos on http://www.youtube.com/getbilingual and I’d love to hear what other topics would help you learn a language.

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thank you.it is true

I like your tips.  Thanks!

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Relax and enjoy yourself – this part I liked most of all? because Focuson words and phrases is quite difficult and boring. It’s better just to enjoy the process of learning anything! As for me, learning a language is a great virtual or  real trip! So how can someone not to enjoy it&!

I’ve been studying english for about 4 years . that was so boring but it was a rewarding experience  . I learned how To learn a foreign language instead ;i learned how to encode the vocab and phrases in my mind. the secret actually is to learn some basic concept and pattern of that language ; i mean first you should know how their language is spoken ( you can get that from watching movies and listening the musics of that language) and the second step is to learn some basic word and phrases of that language , then if u found it enjoyable you’re completely ready to go forward and learn it. (the worst thing that may  make you disappointed is to study Grammer)
but by this way you can learn it automatically . by this way i easily could learn ,russian (whch was absolutely great coz i learned it in russia and i was interacting with native people ) , Arabic ( which is near to my native language persian) and also a little german. i hope it can help you . after learning the second language your mind will be working with more complexity and you’ll find it easier to encode things in your brain . and you’ll find it easier to learn a third language.

Thanks for your language learning tips. I had a look at another site http://www.languagesoftware.net/ where they compare software to learn a language. Any idea where to get software the cheapest?

hello. Correct! Spanish and the Filipino language also have similarities. 

Hey I’m sorry but what does being poor have to do with making those comments your just as ignorant As him

Great article.  I just posted about this topic myself.  Having learned 3 languages, I had to get pretty creative to reach my goals.  http://bit.ly/zg4Iqk

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Love this article, especially the part about relaxing and having fun… I”m writing a guidebook for parents interesting in learning a second language and teaching it to their kids. I’m making free videos that go along with chapters as I write: http://www.youtube.com/getbilingual             Let me know in the comments section of the youtube channel if you have topics you’d like to see covered.

Great idea!  I use youtube alot too if there’s a topic I want to learn the vocabulary too…tennis for example.  Also, I watch interviews in particular b/c they show people up close and you can see their mouths moving. Sometimes you can even put subtitles in English to help. I also watch things in English like TED lectures, but put the foreign languages subtitles on underneath. I listen and read and learn.