Tag Archives: language

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6 Tips For Writing Better Emails

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Ali Luke

It’s easy to assume that we know how to use email effectively: it’s been around for long enough. But if you find yourself struggling to communicate effectively by email, these six tips should help: r

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Day 54: How to Win Any Argument (And Get What You Really Want)

Posted on February 6, 2011 by Sean Platt

The wrong words can rip people apart and make them wonder if they ever had anything in common at all, the right ones can draw people closer and make them wonder how they ever lived apart. r

Motivation Is All That Matters In Language Learning

Posted on January 22, 2010 by Ramses Oudt

When we talk about learning a foreign language, we often talk about different methods, if you should go to school or not and how much time is ideal to spend on the target language each day. Of course, those are interesting questions to ask, but I think they’re not as important as one thing: motivation. r

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6 Steps To Effective Self Learning

Posted on January 13, 2010 by Steve Kaufmann

The importance of self education and self learning. This report and other recent studies show that online learning, distance learning, and self-learning in general, are not only more convenient, but, in fact, more effective than the classroom, for high school, college and adult learners. In the last decade, the Internet, the MP3 player, the iPhone, and other mobile devices,as well as social networking sites, language exchange communities, online learning systems, university courses online and more, have changed how we deal with knowledge. Independent programmer-entrepreneurs are constantly developing new learning applications. The language lab is already obsolete, can the college lecture hall be far behind? The walls of academia, and the costs of learning, are crumbling before our eyes and ears. r

How to Teach Yourself a Foreign Language

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Editor in Chief, Pick The Brain

What this post will help you do is become conversant. You will be able to have a simple conversation, ask for directions, order at a restaurant, make small talk, etc. You will also be able to read fairly well with the use of a dictionary. Following these steps will give you a great base in a new language. r