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What inspired you to get up this morning? What makes you tick during the day?  Well, hmm, even though this is a language learning site,  it is still my personal blog. The purpose of this post is to share with you some of my ‘other’ interests. You can see what some of my other strange [...]

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Rating Rosetta stone – guide and opinion The purpose of this post is to objectively look at Rosetta stone reviews.  The problem with reviews of any language program like Rosetta stone is the writers are not objective. I hope to not be partial or bias, when I offing my rating of this program. Who writes opinions [...]

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Slavonic Languages – the language of the Slavic peoples Where did my interest in Slavic languages come from? I am something of an amateur Slavophile when it comes to languages.  I’ve spent the past decade learning Polish (as I live in Poland and no longer participate in a formal language course, it’s more at the [...]

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This is part three of how to learn a language. How I learned a language interview How did I learn a language? – Introduction How did I learn a language and why? What prevents people from learning a foreign language? What idea can help others learn a language? What prevents people from learning Polish, or [...]

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This is part four of a real life interview with someone who learned a language as an adult to the fluency level: How to learn a language – Interview How did I learn a language? – Introduction How did I learn a language and why? What prevents people from learning a foreign language? What idea [...]

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This is part two of a four part series on how to learn a language: How I learned a language interview How did I learn a language?  – Introduction How did I learn a language and why? What prevents people from learning a foreign language? What idea can help others learn a language? How did [...]

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The purpose of this post is to tell a story;  a personal real life experience of how someone learned a language. This is a story that deserves to be told and is 100% of what you need if you want to learn a foreign language. How did I learn a language? – Introduction How did [...]

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Bilingual education for your child The best way to raise a bilingual child is to expose them to both languages at the same time. That means,do not favor one language over the other. Simply speak naturally to your child in both languages. After the age of nine months you can actively teach your child the [...]

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Language Flashcards Method for learning a language with flashcards: I learned Polish largely with flashcards. This is what I recommend to learn a language.  Use 100s of flash cards with words and phrases and learn them. Learn them until they are a reflex. I have a pack of 200 Polish, Russian and Ukrainian flashcards. They [...]

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Rosetta Stone alternative What is the best alternative to Rosetta stone language learning software? LearnFast language learning The reason it is better than Rosetta Stone is: It uses mnemonics Music Brainwaves Etymology Fairy-tales Conversation Rosetta Stone was good Rosetta Stone was good in their day cira late 1990s but they have a cookie cutter approach [...]

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