Learning languages alone – how to become independent language learners
During my many years of teaching languages in London, I have noticed one of the biggest problems students in the UK face when learning a foreign language is their inability to progress and develop the knowledge they have acquired with a help of tutor. People seem to be very confused as to how to progress in the language and what the next steps should be, and how/what to study outside of their lessons, when they are on their own. However, there are many ways we can help them, providing ideas, motivation and tips from our own experience as language learners. I have put together a few...
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Would you like to become fluent in a foreign language? Would you like to learn a language by yourself? Are you unsure where to start and how to go about it? Are you attending a language course but feel like you are not really learning very much? If you answer is yes, then we have something special for you. Come and learn how to learn a language. Get in touch and book one of our popular language learning consultations at London Language Studio. For those planning to start and those unable to take off. Discover the fundamental techniques to learning foreign languages...
Read MoreAn Englishman abroad – Why bother learning the language?
Learning Greek had never occurred to me. But now I understand why some people might go through the hardship of enrolling in a Greek course, hoping to speak Greek fluently one day… Like many of us, I suspect, I was taught French as a foreign language at school and not much else. Despite this I have enjoyed foreign holidays throughout my life, utilising my schoolboy French with enthusiasm on numerous trips to France, and making do elsewhere in the world with that distinctive didactic tone of voice often heard wherever you might encounter the British on holiday: slow firm diction, and the...
Read MoreHow to practice your language skills on your own
If you are learning Italian, Greek or another language, you will know that practicing your new language skills is essential. But finding opportunities to practice often seems to be a problem. The four skills (reading, writing, speaking, listening) need to be in balance in order to feel confident in any language and this is very rarely the case. Often the “speaking” part of the language is missing, the essential prerequisite of an active, fluent speaker. Do you also feel as if you need more practice but have no-one to talk to? The good news is, you don’t always...
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