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Don’t Learn a Language, Learn to Use It Instead

Don’t Learn a Language, Learn to Use It Instead

Would you ever say ‘You shall relinquish your intent apace’ in English?
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Mathias Barra
Apr 13
One Simple Sign You’ve Become Fluent in a New Language

One Simple Sign You’ve Become Fluent in a New Language

Can you understand “going from the rooster to the donkey”?
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Mathias Barra
Apr 5
A Simple System to Keep Your Learning Journey Fun

A Simple System to Keep Your Learning Journey Fun

So you never give up
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Mathias Barra
Apr 1
An Efficient Exercise to Improve Your Listening Comprehension

An Efficient Exercise to Improve Your Listening Comprehension

It may take time, but it’s a worthwhile practice for language-learners
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Mathias Barra
Mar 29
If You Feel Lonely, Start Learning a Language

If You Feel Lonely, Start Learning a Language

‘Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club — the community of speakers of that language.’— Frank Smith
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Mathias Barra
Mar 23
5 Common Worries Every Polyglot Goes Through

5 Common Worries Every Polyglot Goes Through

Questions no polyglot can avoid but that help them create their journey.
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Mathias Barra
Mar 21
5 Different Types of YouTube Videos to Improve Your Language

5 Different Types of YouTube Videos to Improve Your Language

And how to find them in a sea of pointless videos.
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Mathias Barra
Mar 16
7 Amazing Extensions to Make Your Language Learning Journey Easier

7 Amazing Extensions to Make Your Language Learning Journey Easier

And have a lot more fun as well.
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Mathias Barra
Mar 10
4 Types of People You Should Meet on Your Journey Learning a Language

4 Types of People You Should Meet on Your Journey Learning a Language

Even if your goal isn’t to “speak” it
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Mathias Barra
Mar 4
3 Simple Methods to Overcome Your Fear of Speaking a New Language

3 Simple Methods to Overcome Your Fear of Speaking a New Language

How to come to the conversation mentally ready
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Mathias Barra
Feb 25
7 Habits of Highly Effective Language-Learners

7 Habits of Highly Effective Language-Learners

That you can add to your life as well
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Mathias Barra
Feb 25
If You Are Serious About Learning a Language, Forget What School Taught You

If You Are Serious About Learning a Language, Forget What School Ta...

5 things I had to unlearn on my journey to polyglottery
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Mathias Barra
Feb 22
11 Typical Mistakes People Make When Starting to Learn Japanese

11 Typical Mistakes People Make When Starting to Learn Japanese

And that you could easily avoid
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Mathias Barra
Feb 16
6 Ways to Improve Once You’ve “Mastered” a Language

6 Ways to Improve Once You’ve “Mastered” a Language

Because there’s still so much to learn
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Mathias Barra
Feb 11
How Diving into Dictionary Black Holes Regularly Will Help You Becoming Fluent

How Diving into Dictionary Black Holes Regularly Will Help You Beco...

Even though it won’t help you speak better
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Mathias Barra
Feb 5
Why It’s Important to Have at Least One Textbook

Why It’s Important to Have at Least One Textbook

If you want to make real progress in what you learn
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Mathias Barra
Feb 2
3 Extremely Slow Methods to Learn a Language You Should Avoid

3 Extremely Slow Methods to Learn a Language You Should Avoid

Why go for slow when you can improve faster?
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Mathias Barra
Jan 22
3 Mistakes to Avoid If You Learn 2 Languages at the Same Time

3 Mistakes to Avoid If You Learn 2 Languages at the Same Time

You, too, can learn a language. You can even learn two.
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Mathias Barra
Jan 20
Too Busy to Learn a Language? Here Are 7 Simple Ways to Start Today

Too Busy to Learn a Language? Here Are 7 Simple Ways to Start Today

No matter how hectic your life is right now
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Mathias Barra
Jan 19
An Alternative Way to Get Yourself Hooked on a Language

An Alternative Way to Get Yourself Hooked on a Language

How to trigger an insatiable curiosity for the language
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Mathias Barra
Jan 9
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