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Showing Up is the Key
w Descarga este artículo en español. / Download this article in Spanish. The following post is by Khatzumoto of All Japanese All the Time and is republished here with his permission. Khatzumoto’s...
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The NOT To Do List for Successful Language Learners
w Descarga este artículo en español. / Download this article in Spanish. To do lists seem like a good idea in theory, but they have one major disadvantage: there is an infinite number of potential to...
View ArticleWhy Most Fail in Language Learning & How You Can Succeed
w Descarga este artículo en español. / Download this article in Spanish. If an adult fails to learn a foreign language (and most do), most of us assume they simply don’t study hard enough or just...
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33 Life Lessons Learned Living & Working Abroad for 10 Years
w Descarga este artículo en español. / Download this article in Spanish. 33 years. 13 countries. 19 addresses. Though you can learn foreign languages quite well right in your home country using free...
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5 Reasons You’re Not Improving as Fast as You Want
w Descarga este artículo en español. / Download this article in Spanish. Have you been studying a language for a few months, years, or even decades, but aren’t seeing any noticeable progress? First of...
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Help Me Help You: What Can I Do to Serve You Better?
w Descarga este artículo en español. / Download this article in Spanish. Howdy Language Mastery-ites! I’ve got a quick—but extremely important—question for all of you: How can I be of more help? I...
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The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Language Learners
w Descarga este artículo en español. / Download this article in Spanish. Most of you are probably familiar with Stephen R. Covey’s best-selling book The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful...
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Artículos de Language Mastery en español
Artículos traducidos al español por Santiago Madrigal Hola querida o querido lector, aquí Santiago. Ojalá disfrutes de estos artículos originalmente escritos por John (y también por algunos autores...
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Frequently Asked Questions: What Do I Mean by “Mastery”?
One of the most common questions I receive is, “What do you mean by ‘mastery’?” First of all, “mastery” does not mean “perfection”. Such a thing doesn’t exist in languages. And even if it did, it...
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Why Should You Trust My Advice?
I made just about every possible mistake when starting out in languages. I used terribly inefficient methods, slogged through boring materials I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy, and almost gave up...
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Myth: You Have to Move Abroad to Learn a Language Well
Is it ideal to learn Japanese in Japan and Mandarin in China or Taiwan? Yes. Is it a mandatory condition? Absolutely not. Let me be clear: living in Japan and Taiwan for a number of years was one of...
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My Top 10 Favorite Japanese Movies of All Time
Film is one of the best ways to immerse yourself in a foreign language from afar, giving you valuable cultural and linguistic insights from the comfort of your couch. Below you will find my top ten...
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Do You Really Need More Language Learning Resources or Just More Courage?
We’ve all been there. We find ourselves standing in the language section of Barnes and Noble staring lustfully at the colorful rows of shiny new books, thinking naïvely to ourselves, “This is the...
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The Art of Learning & The Road to Mastery
“For much of this book I have described my vision of the road to mastery―you start with the fundamentals, get a solid foundation fueled by understanding the principles of your discipline, then you...
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