How fast can I master a foreign language?

How to increase my vocabulary?

How to improve my listenning skills?

How to improve my writing skills?

How to reduce my foreign accent?

How to raise bilingual or multilingual children?

Am I too old to learn a new language?

Studying languages: What is your learning style?

Is language immersion the best way?

Where to find bilingual and multilingual jobs?

How to become a certified translator?

How to become a language interpreter?

What can I do with my Foreign Languages skills?

Where to find FREE human translation?

Where to find FREE tools online to learn French?

Where to find free tools online to learn Spanish?

Pimsleur or Rosetta Stone?

What is the "secret" to master a new language?

Where to find foreign language spell check programs?

Where to find an effective FREE language software?

Where to find the best FREE Social Language Networking to learn a foreign language?

How reliable are online translators?

How to use Google translation toolkit?

How to determine my language proficiency?

What are the basic principles of languages learning?

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Language learning methods, the best and most effective way to master a foreign language.

What is the secret?

If you want to be successful in something you need to apply the correct principles. Be persistent, believe in yourself, and be willing to start small, to take some little steps ... and find a strategy to implement these principles.

The secret is not in the methods but in your wiliness to apply some principles. I speak 7 different languages and for any of them, I didn't wake up a Monday morning discovering that I was able to speak a new language.

Learning a language requires self-discipline, patience, perseverance, an "I-can-do-it" attitude and a strategy. We all are different and a particular method may work for Suzie and not for John ... but Suzie and John have an human brain ... it's why applying the correct principles is most important than the method itself.

I know several people who spend a lot of money buying expensive methods to learn a language and they don't know how to apply principles related to self-improvement ... then, they give up because they get discouraged and frustrated ... then, they blame the method. If you are ineffective, before your start blaming the method or President Bush, check yourself ... if you don't want to grow up ... then you can blame everything outside of yourself ... Go ahead!

It's tough to learn something new because it takes a lot of courage, determination, energy, mental exercises etc... It’s so good to stay in our comfort zone and don't try anything. Well ... if we don't try anything and we don't want to pay the price, we shouldn't expect a reward either. Perseverance is always rewarded.

I would like to tell you that I possess the magic formula or the hidden secret that will allow you to wake up tomorrow morning and realize that you are fluent in your target language. I am sorry ... I risk to loose some subscribers saying that ... but I am an honest kind of person ... the hidden secret is than such magic formula doesn't exist. The secret is there is not secret. The secret is that you need to apply principles to succeed: be consistent, accept to make mistakes (That’s human nature), and keep trying until you reach your goals.

Marketers who use the word "secret" in their ad, who pretend to know the hidden secret to make you rich overnight or to make you loose 100 pounds in 2 days, or learn a foreign language is 10 days ... just try to make a sale because using the keyword "secret" in an ad increase sales ... there are words that are triggers ... We live in a microwave-mentality society, people tend to want every think fast ... they want everything RIGHT NOW ... and marketers play on that: Don't be a victim of marketing hype.

I am not a marketer but someone who is passionate about something and try to share her experiences to try to help somebody else. I don't recommend THE method because I don't believe that THE method exists, I recommend several methods that I think are good and I give people the freedom to choose because I believe that there are different type of learners and the learners have to choose a method according to his learning style ... Also, I don't believe than the power is in the method but the true resources are inside someone ... Succeed or fail in reaching your destination; it's up to you.

Does the more we learn languages,the more we become friends?
We the whole world or at least Y.A users.

Should I learn a learn language even if I can't speak my own?
I want to learn Japanese and get involved in it. My mother tongue is spanish but I don't want to learn anymore of it. I figured that I can learn spanish at home and learn japanese at school. But I don't know if I might regret it. What should I do?

How come Kids learn languages faster than adults?
A 4 year old would learn a language faster than a 14 year old right?

Where can I learn languages online?
Please

Are there any good websites to learn languages?
I have iTalki.But I would like a good website in which I could learn Norwegian, Polish or Dutch.And for the website to be free, too?Thanks.

Do you find it hard to learn languages?
I'm a monolingual but I have a hard time learning any languages. Like French for example, I have a hard time simply pronouncing the words correctly and the grammer is confusing. The only language I seem to be able to learn well is German. But knowing German is not even an advantage in the workplace. I learn by doing things instead of reading about it or watching it. Which makes learning a language the most difficult thing for me compared to mathematics. Which I can learn easily because you do it instead of read it. What about you?

Do you know any good website which can help you learn language ?
dear friends , i mean English and chinese language learning websites or tool websites.thank you

No need to learn languages soon?
i spent some time familiarising myself with french.then one day was using an online translation program.then saw the development of iphones etc.now i wonder is it worth learning a language when im guessing that soon you will be log on through your iphone, select a translation program and even use a text to voice program to speak whatever you want to say in any possible language.

How good is Rosetta Stone to learn languages? Learning Swedish but general reviews appreciated :)?
Yes I was going to buy it to learn Swedish. Is it worth it? Have you used it to learn any language? Was it effective?Thanks

What factors do you think prevent people from learning languages?
Many people feel that knowing a second or third or even more languages is a good thing and something they wish they could do, but many people still remain monolingual. What factors do you think prevent people from learning another language?

How good am i at learning languages?
I understand russian cases I am a little confused on knowing how to change the ending but how and why they can order things they way they do i get and I also get all the cases and for the majority of the words I know them in all 6 cases and I'm 13 how good is this if i taught myself??

Is it better when learning languages to learn them at the normal spoken speed.....?
or at a slow speed and gradually get faster until it is understood at normal speed.

Who here likes learning languages?
I love learning languages D

Help with learning languages? Please help?
Im just starting to learn German, and im already intermediate in it. When i get fluent in it I would like to learn French. Any advice on learning 2 languages, also, how can i remember what i learn. I always forget everything once i learn it. Please help I really need to learn these 2 languages.

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