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Language Learning: The Great Fluency Debate

What does it mean to be fluent? This is a question that has been passed down through generations of language learners and polyglots alike. To give you a better idea of just how many people have given this word consideration, here are some explanations from ‘famous’ language learners, bloggers, enthusiasts:

Benny Lewis – Fluent in 3 Months

You’re unlikely to ever get a consensus on what “fluent”…

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Staring At My Sensei: It's Not What You Think!

Staring At My Sensei: It’s Not What You Think!

This semester I decided to take an Asian History class in Japanese, and this is how it all started…

“I can do this; it’s not that hard, I’ve studied Japanese for about five years now. My comprehension and skills are amazing. I may need to look up a few words here and there, but either way, I should be able to follow my Sensei.” – Kiandro

But boy was I wrong. As the lesson progressed, Sensei began…

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An Honest Review Of My Student Life

Hey, my name is Kiandro, and I’ve been writing these articles for quite some time now as a graduate student living in Japan. I absolutely love languages, culture, and exploring the world, and I know that sounds kind of lame for a description, but it’s true.

Anyhow, as a student living abroad in a foreign country, I wanted to write about some things I’ve learned since coming here, and maybe you…

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Confusion In Language Learning: Fighting Fire With Fire

Have you ever been on the brink of a colossal discovery on your language learning journey, and out of nowhere, you hit a roadblock? The roadblock I’m talking about has many names, “uncertainty, indecision, hesitation, doubt”, but for simplicity sake, we’ll call it confusion. Confusion in and of itself is a massive deterrent for all language learners, the only real way to get over its perplexing…

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#Language Learning Techniques #language learning websites #language-learning

Devoting Yourself To A Language: Mind, Body, And Soul

You know why most people give up learning a foreign language? It’s because they aren’t severe. They don’t realize the sheer amount of effort it takes to rewire your brain, change your way of thinking, and force yourself to look at the world differently. They just think something like, “I’ll learn this language.” There is no intent, no end goal, and most of all, there is no devotion.

In this…

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#language-learning

Language Learning: The Importance of Culture

Language does not exist as a stand-alone being. It is fused with the lifestyle of a people and painted with an array of cultural beauty. The reason language transcends borders is not because of bridging the gap of communication but the gap in intercultural agility. I use the term “Agility” as means of defining how effectively an individual can grasp the cultural shift between worlds. In any…

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#Culture #language-learning #Motivation

Zero Budget Language Learning: How To Learn A Language For Free

Language learning is a considerable investment, but it doesn’t have to cost you a kidney! Think about it, how much money have you spent learning your target language? Combine the costs of applications, tutors, notebooks and everything in between, can you give us a price? Well, even if you can, hold that thought- language learning is a priceless journey, so cost shouldn’t necessarily matter. The…

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4 Ways To Overcome The Language Learning Plateau

Learning a language is one of the most rewarding things you can do in your lifetime. Nevertheless, it is still a challenging task, and sooner or later everybody hits the language learning plateau. It’s nothing to be ashamed of, and just like puberty- everybody has to go through it.

What is a Plateau?

Are you familiar with the straight line ridge on…

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#Education #language #language learning methods #language learning plateau definition #language-learning #Tips

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Audio Post Format – Soundcloud

But nothing the copy said could convince her and so it didn’t take long until a few insidious Copy Writers ambushed her, made her drunk with Longe and Parole and dragged her into their agency, where they abused her for their projects again and again. And if she hasn’t been rewritten, then they are still using her.

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#Before Eating #Energy

Kevin Morris

It is a paradisematic country, in which roasted parts of sentences fly into your mouth. Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control about the blind texts it is an almost unorthographic life One day however a small line of blind text by the name of Lorem Ipsum decided to leave for the far World.

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#Best Recipes #Bread

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The Big advised her not to do so, because there were thousands of bad Commas, wild Question Marks and devious Semikoli, but the Little Blind Text didn’t listen. She packed her seven versalia, put her initial into the belt and made herself on the way. When she reached the first hills of the Italic Mountains, she had a last view back on the skyline of her hometown Bookmarksgrove, the headline of…

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#Food Look #Marketing #Wedding Food

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When she reached the first hills of the Italic Mountains, she had a last view back on the skyline of her hometown Bookmarksgrove, the headline of Alphabet Village and the subline of her own road, the Line Lane.

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#Best Recipes #Cooking

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Video Post Format – Self Hosted Video Player

But nothing the copy said could convince her and so it didn’t take long until a few insidious Copy Writers ambushed her, made her drunk with Longe and Parole and dragged her into their agency, where they abused her for their projects again and again. And if she hasn’t been rewritten, then they are still using her.

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#Chef Dressing #Grill #Photography

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The new common language will be more simple and regular than the existing European languages. It will be as simple as Occidental; in fact, it will be Occidental. To an English person, it will seem like simplified English, as a skeptical Cambridge friend of mine told me what Occidental is. The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth. For science,…

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#Everyday Food #Tips and Tricks

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The new common language will be more simple and regular than the existing European languages. It will be as simple as Occidental; in fact, it will be Occidental. To an English person, it will seem like simplified English, as a skeptical Cambridge friend of mine told me what Occidental is. The European languages are members of the same family. Their separate existence is a myth. For science,…

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#Cafe #Meat #Recommended Recipes

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Video Post Format – Vimeo & Youtube

But nothing the copy said could convince her and so it didn’t take long until a few insidious Copy Writers ambushed her, made her drunk with Longe and Parole and dragged her into their agency, where they abused her for their projects again and again. And if she hasn’t been rewritten, then they are still using her.

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#Chef Dressing #Grill #Photography

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Audio Post Format – Self Hosted Audio Player

But nothing the copy said could convince her and so it didn’t take long until a few insidious Copy Writers ambushed her, made her drunk with Longe and Parole and dragged her into their agency, where they abused her for their projects again and again. And if she hasn’t been rewritten, then they are still using her.

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#Before Eating #Energy

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