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Learn It Correctly
Discover what you may not know about
language learning.
About the Writer Hi! My name is Teddy, or also known as
Teddy Nee. I’m currently living in Taiwan.
When I have free time, I like to read books
in various languages. Welcome to contact
me!
You can speak with me in Hokkien Medan,
Indonesian, English, Chinese, Spanish, or
Esperanto.
@tdnee +teddynee
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Table of Contents • Phrases
• Listen and Imitate
• Grammar
• Alphabets
• Methods
• Immersion
• Certifications
• Dare to Make Mistakes
• Motivation
• Further Reading
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Phrases Situational phrases (pocket-size phrasebook)
Priority: phrases that you think you may
encounter in a real situation.
o Socializing
o Asking directions, etc.
Three “magic” words: “Please”, “Sorry”, “Thank
you”
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Listen and Imitate Tonal languages, like Chinese and Cantonese,
may be quite challenging.
oDifferent tones give different meanings
In this case, listening and imitating the
pronunciation is the appropriate method,
which is also best applied for languages that
have silent letters like French.
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Grammar I do not recommend to start language learning from grammar unless you really want to read
about it.
o I am not a grammar-oriented learner :D
If it is one of your motivation, then go for it.
Grammar serves as the foundation to build a
good sentence, however, it lacks of cultural
essence of the language.
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Alphabets Almost all language classes always begin the
course with learning alphabets.
Learning languages that use the same
alphabets save you time and effort.
Several examples of alphabets: ABC, ㄅㄆㄇㄈ,
ㅂㅈㄷㄱ
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Methods There are many language learning methods.
o Watching movies, having regular meeting
with native speakers, doing exercises, etc.
Try as many methods as possible to find out
the best one that fit your learning style. It can
be a combination of several methods.
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Immersion Immerse yourself in the language as much as possible.
You can even create the atmosphere of a particular place where the language is spoken.
For example, when you are learning French, you may want to frequently listen to French songs,
watch French movies or read about French
culture.
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Certifications Consider taking language proficiency
certification exam as a complement to your
language learning.
Only available for several languages: Spanish,
Chinese, Korean, French, English, German,
etc.
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Dare to Make Mistakes Everyone learns from mistakes.
I once created a funny situation because of
making mistake in Spanish accidentally .
Instead of saying “estoy cansado” (I am tired),
I said “estoy casado” (I am married)
You will remember your mistakes, so you will
not repeat the same mistakes anymore.
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Motivation There are many multilingual speakers
(sometimes called “polyglot”).
o Easily found on the Internet
Watch their videos or read their blogs to give
you motivation.
You can also contact them to ask for advice.
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Further Reading Find out more about language learning at
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www.facebook.com/neeslanguageblog
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