Learn a foreign Language without Stress

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Based on my own experience I give you 8 “golden rules” to learn a foreign language in a relaxed and natural way:
1) Enjoy learning! Try to learn without stress;
2) The brain can learn languages, trust it;
3) Making mistakes is part of a learning process. Don’t be afraid to use foreign words;
4) Language is all about communication, so listen actively and speak, even if you know just a few words. It is important to have one or more conversation partners (native speakers);
5) Build up a core vocabulary by learning phrases and words;
6) Use visualization and association techniques to learn and remember new words. Make connections between old and new words and new words and pictures. Make mindmaps;
7) Don’t start with grammar. When you first learn to listen, speak and read, it will be more easy to learn grammar rules;
8) Use all the language tools you have: books, magazines, videos, movies, songs etc. Read newspaper headlines and watch television to know the daily news.

How do you like to learn or teach a foreign language?

The next video shows us how Benny Lewis learned Spanish:


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