Language Learning

What is the best way to learn a foreign language? How to learn foreign language? Those question are coming on again and again.

Despite all the technological progress human made the way we learn languages is not optimal to say the least. We have tons of content, much more than we really need to learn any language, still it takes years to learn a foreign language.

Moreover, even after years of learning many language learners don’t feel confident in their target language. Why is that?

Every language is a complicated beast, if it’s not your native language. We admin it.

There are however few simple techniques that can make the whole language learning journey much more efficient and much faster.

Spaced repetition, sentence mining or story telling are all very good and proven methods but only the proper combination of them all is a real games changer in language learning.

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Learning German step by step: Where to start, what courses to choose

If you’re taking your first steps in German and are wondering where you should start, you’ve come to the right place. I am a student of English philology with German,…
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Learning grammar makes no sense! Choose an effective method and learn formulaic sequences

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Desirable difficulties: Why does learning a language have to be difficult?

When was the last time you felt that something came to you with such great difficulty, you almost had to force yourself to do it? And then, after much struggle,…
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Factors that affect language learning time. How to use them to your advantage

Learning a foreign language is a challenging task because human languages are complex systems with thousands of words. For example, the English language contains about 170,000 words, of which native…
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What are mnemonics? And how to use mental techniques to learn a language.

Mnemonics is a type of mental technique that aids organization and memorization and facilitates the acquisition of more information. In the context of language learning, mnemonics can speed up the…
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Factors affecting the memorization process during language learning

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Types and functions of memory. How to use memory to learn languages

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When should we start talking? Two schools of language learning

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3 necessary skills to communicate in a foreign language

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Is it possible to learn a language at any age? It’s never too late to master a new language

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Best listening exercises in language learning. Shadowing method, TPRS and others.

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How to use AI in language learning

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Spaced Repetition System (SRS) and the forgetting curve in language learning – history, theory and our practice

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What is the grammar of a language? Is learning grammar a good idea?

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What is Comprehensible Input in language learning. Stephen Krashen’s theory

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Is storytelling in foreign language learning effective? How to use storytelling.

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How long does it take to learn a foreign language? And how to accelerate it with Taalhammer

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How to remember more while learning a language. An overview of memory types, factors and mnemonics.

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What are effective principles of language learning. Effective learning can be simple

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Days of the week in German – die Wochentage

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How to Memorize Words in Another Language

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Benefits of Language Learning for Company Culture

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Anxiety When Speaking a Foreign Language and How to Overcome It

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How Polyglots Learn Languages

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Learning a Language Through Songs

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The best way to learn a language is through sentences

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The power of learning a language with sentences

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The crucial exercise when you learn a language

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Why are you wasting your time learning foreign language

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