| As with any practice that doesn't
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| | 4. Using solely "theoretical" learning
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| necessarily has a "one way" of being
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| | methods
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| done, language learning has a few common
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| | This issue could be a problem with 9 out
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| mistakes that apply to most, if not all
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| | of 10 learning processes, but the
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| the available learning methods out there.
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| | language learning one is even more acute.
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| Whether you're studying using a free
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| | Whether you could pull it off perfectly
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| online course, through educational games,
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| | in say, physics, if you only used
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| translated texts, flashcards or any other
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| | theoretical learning all the time and you
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| method, you're bound to find one of these
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| | were suddenly faced with a real,
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| mistakes if what you're using is not of
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| | practical problem, with language learning
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| good quality.
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| | you're bound to look a fool. Theoretical
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| 1. Learning the new language like a
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| | language learning will hardly form any
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| science
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| | accurate pronunciation skills and
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| The language learning process is by no
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| | whenever you'll be faced with an actual
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| means comparable to say, learning a
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| | conversation in that language, you just
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| particular science or learning a
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| | won't be able to express all that
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| profession. Language learning is a skill
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| | theoretical information you stored up.
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| and like all skills, sheer, raw
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| | 5. Using the "all work no play" technique
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| information gurgling won't do the trick.
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| | It's well known that anything you learn
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| This is a very common mistake that is
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| | while relaxing or having fun, you learn
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| especially hard to avoid in written
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| | with more ease and the information you
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| language learning methods such as
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| | store this way is longer lasting and can
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| courses, online lessons and the likes.
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| | be used more effectively. You'll be
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| It's very tempting for the writers of
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| | amazed by the amount of language learning
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| these materials to simply divide the
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| | techniques out there that don't take
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| language in big chunks and feed it to you
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| | advantage of this and instead, tend to
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| with a large spoon: "here's the grammar"
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| | follow the more rigorous path. Sure,
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| "here's the spelling" "here's the
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| | playing vocabulary games, using
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| vocabulary". This will get you nowhere,
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| | flashcards, completing quizzes or
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| or if it will indeed have any effect, you
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| | whatever you could deem as "fun learning"
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| will take the longest route to get to it.
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| | won't be as fast or intense as the rigid
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| 2. Taking large breaks
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| | methods, but you get the above mentioned
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| I'm feeling metaphorical today, so let me
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| | effects and you lose the risk of getting
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| compare the language learning process to
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| | learning fatigue.
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| a huge furnace. If you want to light this
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| | 6. Learning monotony
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| huge furnace you'll need to constantly
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| | Although last in our list, this is by far
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| feed it firewood and as you do so, you'll
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| | the most common mistake that you will
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| see the fire growing bigger and bigger.
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| | find with online language courses and
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| Now, stop the process and the fire will
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| | even with language center practical
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| go out and you'll have to put an almost
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| | lessons and courses. Language learning is
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| equally hard effort to get it back on.
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| | a long, arduous process, make no mistake
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| It's the same with language learning.
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| | about it. I don't care what those "Learn
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| Once you get into it and you start
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| | Spanish in 2 weeks" course books say, it
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| getting the hang of it, a large break
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| | just can't be done in such a short time
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| from studying or practicing could be a
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| | span. Or well, if you consider grasping
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| killer. Detach yourself completely from
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| | the complicated inner-workings of phrases
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| the learning and practicing and you'll
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| | like "Hello, how are you today?" in
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| find yourself having to bring in a new
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| | Spanish having "learnt" a language, then
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| load of firewood.
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| | so be it. Anyway, the point is that in
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| 3. Learning too fast
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| | this long and arduous process, we tend to
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| There's a factor that I like to call
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| | get bored, we tend to lose the initial
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| "learning anxiety" that usually affects
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| | enthusiasm when we realize that "hey,
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| persons trying to study a language
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| | this isn't as fun as I thought, it's
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| because of a personal or professional
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| | actually hard work". Lesson monotony does
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| need (your wife's Japanese, your new
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| | not help this and it's the main reason
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| business partner is French, your son is
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| | most people simply quit a course instead
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| Dutch, stuff like that). This phenomenon
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| | of putting up with it.
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| happens when you're in a rush to get
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| | To avoid learning monotony, try to mix up
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| basic grip on a language and you skip
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| | your learning methods as much as
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| through some of the essential steps too
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| | possible. Use translated texts, use audio
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| fast. You go in studying grammar without
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| | tapes, engage in conversations with
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| a basic vocabulary, you get into advanced
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| | friends, teachers or other students,
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| terms before even knowing the basic ones
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| | watch media in that particular language
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| and so forth. This may indeed allow you
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| | if available, play educational games, use
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| to understand and make yourself
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| | flashcards, use the dictionary to improve
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| understood in a conversation, but
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| | your vocabulary, do ANYTHING you have to
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| overall, you will take more time
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| | do, just don't let learning boredom
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| correcting your wrongfully learnt
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| | overcome you, because trust me when I say
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| concepts than it would have taken you if
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| | this, it's a foreign language killer in
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| you had studied them correctly in the
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| | way too many cases.
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| first place.
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