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The Way I SHOULD Have Studied Spanish the Last 5 Years

About 6 years ago I set out to improve my Spanish language knowledge and skills. I had taken Spanish in High School, but what little I learned there had faded and my understanding of spoken Spanish was minimal (at best.) I set out with several approaches to learning and now in retrospect I [...]

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Choosing a Language to Study

One of the things about the internet is that it makes almost any language available to you. It’s possible to study some of the more obscure languages from any internet connected computer. But how should you choose a language to study? I think the first language you study should be one that [...]

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My Language Learning Routine

My daily routine varies, but here’s how and when I usually try to work language learning into my schedule.  In the mornings one of my first tasks is to check email and update on overnight news.  While doing this I work through my vocabulary list in Mnemosyne.  Currently I’m getting about 140 or so cards [...]

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Studying more than one language

For years I “grazed” I had spent a couple years on Spanish in High School, a year on German in College, six months or more studying French on my own and I just listened/read/flitted back and forth between each. I wasn’t making any progress I wasn’t really trying. In fact, now that [...]

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