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Improving your speaking skills Posted by Adir on May 22, 2012
The following text is a contribution of our very own Sean Young, multi-language blogger here at Transparent Language. Enjoy! Learning how to pronounce a foreign language like a native speaker is difficult at first, but not impossible. The more you practice, the easier you will find it to understand a native speaker. With your ears…
Learning languages does your brain good! Posted by Adir on Mar 30, 2012
Hello, everybody! Today we have another post from our friend from Brazil, Alessandro Brandão, who runs Fórum de Idiomas, one of Brazil’s leading languages blogs. In his post “Os benefícios do estudo de idiomas para o cérebro” he talks about cognitive synesthesia. Let’s check it out! I was always fascinated by studies on how the…
How to study at home – useful tips Posted by Adir on Mar 6, 2012
Hey, there! How’ve you been? Learning a language without teachers or going to a school requires a lot of discipline. Here are some useful tips to help you make great use of your time. 1. Everything’s the same Studying at home requires a lot of self-control. Set fixed time slots for studying. For example, eating…
Learn Spanish in ten years Posted by Adir on Feb 20, 2012
My business partner Alessandro Brandão, from Montes Claros, MG (Brazil), wrote this awesome post about how nowadays we want to hurry into learning things and don’t respect the proper timing to do so. Alessandro is an IT consultant and has developed online learning systems and things of the sort. In this post he writes about…
The importance of repetition Posted by Adir on Jan 31, 2012
Repetition is a very important part of language learning and although many students frown opon this idea and say, “Gosh, this is boring!”, it is of utmost importance. I don’t know if you know this, but I’m also a professional singer. I sing at bars, parties, events, and a bit part of my week is…
Do you believe you can speak Spanish? Posted by Adir on Jan 16, 2012
Hey, there! How is it going? I’d like to talk to you a bit today about beliefs. Like me, you must have been brought up with the phrase “seeing is believing”, right? It always sounded very skeptical to me but now I believe that “believing is seeing”. Yes, “believing is seeing”. Some people call it…
Learning tip: Attitude! Posted by Adir on Jul 29, 2011
Hi, everybody! How have you been? Well, I was thinking the other day and I came to the conclusion that one of the most important things when you set out to do something new is to have attitude. I mean, not a nasty attitude towards anything but a very positive and proactive attitude. You may…