The biggest misconception about foreign language learning is that immersion will cause you to learn the language. The problem of immersion is it´s passive character: Simply being among native speakers doesn´t guarantee fluent language skills. It requires an active attitude. Learning a foreign language won´t miraculously happen it´s a skill you have to work for […]
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2 Dec 12
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Language Learners
15 Oct 12
How I (Don´t) Manage Switching Four Languages on a Daily Basis
For multilingual expats switching languages is daily business. While outsiders astonishingly enjoy our “show”, this linguistic performance is a pretty exhausting activity for our human brain. I have been asking myself one crucial question: Is it possible to speak multiple languages without mixing them up? It´s the biggest challenge I am facing at the moment […]
26 Aug 12
FREE Language Exchange – Learn from a Native Speaker
It´s the hurdle of shame we need to get over to achieve foreign language fluency. Whatever causes this bizarre feeling of embarrassment, there is only one way to beat it: With real life practice. Ask a native speaker to exchange languages and your shyness will vanish for good. For more than one year now, I […]
29 Jul 12
Get Inspired to Learn a New Language
In the last 5 years, I have become fluent in three foreign languages; English, German and Spanish. You may think now that I am naturally good at learning languages, but I´m not. I have simply invested a lot of time and energy to finally get the hang of it. And so can you. In school, […]
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