5 TRAPS for Language Learners June 4, 2012

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The mistakes are sorted out by order of magnitude :

1.  Keeping lots of old notes

2.  Zero maintenance

3.  Learning by heart

4.  Dreaming of the speak – speak – speak method

5.  Dreaming of a crash course

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@1.

The more old notes you keep, the sooner you’ll get discouraged.

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@2.

Second language skills are not durable, but disintegrate after a few months if they remain unused.

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@3.

A violinist has to learn by heart, but little.  Most of the learning is in  HOW to handle the instrument.  It is the same with languages.

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Kids  learn simply by speaking. Most adults don’t.

Kids learn intuitively, but most adults have to sit down with a book.

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@5.

The realistic scenario is about 10 minutes a day for the next two or three years on a bit of text reading, writing and listening.

Nobody ever does that? Never heard of it? Of course not. You hear  only of  methods that can be bought.

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HOWEVER:

It does pay to learn just a little, just a few words or expressions to try out in New York, Florida, or abroad.   Phrase lists ?

English + Spanish:

English + Spanish + German + French + Russian:

This is from Wikipedia

The drawings are by Raphael Wuensch

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