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How to study pronunciation with a song
In the first post Learn a new language with a song we were talking about the advantages of singing as a method of studying a foreign language. Besides the fact that songs are original products of the culture you wish to learn, and the fact that they evoke pleasant emotions on your part, we pointed [...]
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In the first post Learn a new language with a song we were talking about the advantages of singing as a method of studying a foreign language. Besides the fact that songs are original products of the culture you wish to learn, and the fact that they evoke pleasant emotions on your part, we pointed [...]
If you ask people who are successful in learning foreign languages what are their favorite methods for studying a new language, many will mention learning from songs. The first thing that comes to your mind would probably be, oh yes, because it is so PLEASANT, you listen to nice music and enjoy the emotions that [...]
To which does this phrase refer: “the language is the instrument of the empire”? Find out with this well designed and original language quiz!
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Bilingual speakers switch from bilingual language mode when they interact with other bilinguals to monolingual mode when speaking to monolinguals. Here is an example…
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