Why Most Fail in Language Learning and How YOU Can Succeed
This is the complete version of a shorter presentation I entered in the “Fuze Tell a Story Contest.” It expands much more on: 1) Why most learners fail to learn foreign languages depsite years of effort. 2) Tips on fostering the right attitude for successful language learning. 3) Advice on what materials to use for maximum efficacy and efficiency.
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Pronounced like the word “link” (not “ling-kyu” as it is often mispronounced), LingQ is an an online and iOS app based language learning system created by Steve Kaufmann (see my interview with him here). The “freemium” site focuses on listening and reading tasks, allowing users to easily look up and save unknown words and phrases (what they call “LingQing”, hence the name of the site). LingQ currently boasts tools for 11 languages, which also happen to be the languages Steve speaks: Chinese...
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