Play soundIn this section you will find our advice on how to learn a freign language.

  
A language is a skill. You learn it by doing it.
   You learn actively by working out your own rules.
   You act and rehearse instead of mindless repetition.
   You watch out for function.
 
   
 
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John and Jack did not know how to ride a bicycle, and both wanted to learn. John got on a bike and started peddling it, with plenty of falls of course. Jack, believing that he could outwit John, bought a manual and memorized all the details, without a fall or bruise, of course. In the end, John went everywhere on his bike, whereas Jack knew all the theory about how to ride a bike: He knew why a bicycle is as it is, and why it is easier to keep balance at speed than at a standstill, although he could hardly balance on his bike.
 
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