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April 2018

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Learning languages with the family

April 10, 2018

Learning new languages together with children is great: they approach learning a language like it’s a natural thing to do and don’t usually worry too much about it. Learning with them is especially fun when you use games, post-it notes, children’s TV shows and songs. With these, the whole family will learn without even noticing! Nursery rhymes and games Even very young children are able to learn simple children’s songs and nursery rhymes by heart. Many well-known songs, such as…

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Acquiring grammar

April 3, 2018

Grammar is like glue that binds different elements of language together. However, language is much more than grammar. It is also words, phrases and pronunciation, for instance. Without these other elements, there is nothing to glue together, so it’s important to keep your learning balanced. The best way to learn grammar is one piece at a time. The most efficient way to memorise grammar rules is finding answers to questions. For example, when you’re reading a sentence, it might raise a question like “Why is this verb conjugated…

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