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SAT scores and foreign language study There is a positive correlation between SAT scores and the studied a foreign languages. Data from the SAT board is as follows: 0 years of foreign language study, SAT scores were 366 on verbal and 409 on math. 1 year of foreign language study, SAT scores were 378 on [...]

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Reading for immersion in a foreign language How can you have an immersion experience in a foreign language if you are not living in the country or do not even have access to native speakers? This is my recommendation to students: read. I have some students that read in their target foreign language and they [...]

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Why I like radio over TV for learning a foreign language learning Many people claim, TV is a great way to learn a foreign language. I agree, as my theory is any way to learn a language is a good way, as long as you are into it. But for me, I prefer to listen [...]

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TV is often said to be a great way to learn a foreign language Parents often put children trying to learn a foreign language in front of the TV. However, because TV images are not concrete it is known that this does not always help children learn a foreign language. However, the same can be [...]

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How to feel or invoke an emotional response with a word in a foreign language One the the problems with speaking and hearing a foreign language is you do not feel the words like your own.  If someone says ’I love you’ it does not have the same impact perhaps.  You might accidentally say a bad word [...]

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Writing, reading or speaking to learn a language Historical context of the written word Many people focus on the written word in school when trying to learn a language. Their homework is written, they have reading assignments etc. But think about it, until a hundred years ago less than ten percent of population of most [...]

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Rhythm to learn a foreign language First memory test About fifteen years ago I had memory recall problems because of some small bleeding in my brain. I was test for memory recall using a ‘digit span’ test. This is a test in which someone would read a string of digits and I would have to [...]

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How long does it take to learn a new word in a foreign language When learning a new word in a foreign language, the pronunciation for me is always the hardest. In fact to say the word feels very akward and I say to myself ‘the reality is I will never be able to say [...]

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