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347: Don't learn two languages at the same time | TROLL025 Nov 09, 2019

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Welcome to the my new series "The Rules Of Language Learning".

In these videos, you'll learn my best tips and ideas for learning foreign languages... from the "obvious" to the "downright controversial"!

Do you agree or disagree with my conclusions? Listen to the episode, then leave me a comment below and let me know!

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346: Olly chats with a TEFL teacher about language learning Oct 30, 2019

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Start Speaking Today: I'd like to thank italki for supporting the show. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, visit: https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com//italkishownotes

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345: Take responsibility for your own speaking practice | TROLL024 Oct 26, 2019

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Click here to see the Full Blog Post

Click here to see the full YouTube video Welcome to the my new series "The Rules Of Language Learning".

In these videos, you'll learn my best tips and ideas for learning foreign languages... from the "obvious" to the "downright controversial"!

Do you agree or disagree with my conclusions? Listen to the episode, then leave me a comment below and let me know!

Start Speaking Today:

I'd like to thank italki for supporting the show. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, visit: https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com//italkishownotes

Do You Have A Question?

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344: Keep your language learning outside the home | TROLL023 Oct 19, 2019

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Click here to see the Full Blog Post

Click here to see the full YouTube video Welcome to the my new series "The Rules Of Language Learning".

In these videos, you'll learn my best tips and ideas for learning foreign languages... from the "obvious" to the "downright controversial"!

Do you agree or disagree with my conclusions? Listen to the episode, then leave me a comment below and let me know!

Start Speaking Today:

I'd like to thank italki for supporting the show. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, visit: https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com//italkishownotes

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343: Learn the script from the start | TROLL022 Oct 12, 2019

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Click here to see the Full Blog Post

Click here to see the full YouTube video Welcome to the my new series "The Rules Of Language Learning".

In these videos, you'll learn my best tips and ideas for learning foreign languages... from the "obvious" to the "downright controversial"!

Do you agree or disagree with my conclusions? Listen to the episode, then leave me a comment below and let me know!

Start Speaking Today:

I'd like to thank italki for supporting the show. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, visit: https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com//italkishownotes

Do You Have A Question?

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Special - Japanese Uncovered is out now! Oct 11, 2019

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342: Don't move abroad to learn a new language | TROLL 021 Oct 04, 2019

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Click here to see the Full Blog Post

Click here to see the full YouTube video Welcome to the my new series "The Rules Of Language Learning".

In these videos, you'll learn my best tips and ideas for learning foreign languages... from the "obvious" to the "downright controversial"!

Do you agree or disagree with my conclusions? Listen to the episode, then leave me a comment below and let me know!

Start Speaking Today:

I'd like to thank italki for supporting the show. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, visit: https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com//italkishownotes

Do You Have A Question?

Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I'll do my best to feature it on the show! Also, please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

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341: My teachers just don't get it... Oct 02, 2019

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Phil asks a really tricky question: "I am feeling extremely frustrated with the Chinese teachers I've found on there. They don't seem to understand that I want to practice speaking. They all seem to insist on trying to go over grammar rules, shovel loads of new vocabulary on me, etc when all I want to do is practice some of the things I've already learned. When I try to tell the this, then they just randomly talk about whether I like spicy food or have kids. No structure. I've suggested a course book that we just use as a framework for speaking for each half hour based on the topic/vocab, but that hasn't worked either. I've literally tried 15 teachers. So my question is: what am I doing wrong? Do you understand what I want? If so, how could I go about getting that from a teacher. I am at an elementary/low intermediate level by the way."

In This Episode:

Olly speaks to Jan van der Aa from Language Boost about this challenge.

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340: Language teachers must be language learners | TROLL 020 Sep 27, 2019

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Click here to see the Full Blog Post

Click here to see the full YouTube video Welcome to the my new series "The Rules Of Language Learning".

In these videos, you'll learn my best tips and ideas for learning foreign languages... from the "obvious" to the "downright controversial"!

Do you agree or disagree with my conclusions? Listen to the episode, then leave me a comment below and let me know!

Start Speaking Today:

I'd like to thank italki for supporting the show. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, visit: https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com//italkishownotes

Do You Have A Question?

Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I'll do my best to feature it on the show! Also, please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

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339: Is daily journaling in a foreign language effective? Sep 25, 2019

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Andrew asks: "I'm learning Lao. Is there a benefit to daily journaling?"

In This Episode:

Writing in your target language is a fantastic activity, especially if it appeals to you! Here are some of the benefits:

Review and consolidate what you've been learning
Experiment with grammar and pose questions to yourself (which can get answered)
Throws up new vocabulary that you'll have to look up
Exposes your "interlanguage"
Gives your teacher something to work with
Provides evidence of progress
Can match your learning style, thereby enhancing learning

One of the most important things about writing is, after you get feedback, to go and act on that feedback. It's too easy to not learn the lessons from teacher feedback.

Resources Mentioned:

All the Writing Resources for Language Learning You'll Ever Need - a helpful blog post on writing by Lindsay Williams

Start Speaking Today:

I'd like to thank italki for supporting the show. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, visit: https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com//italkishownotes

Do You Have A Question?

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