how to learn a language

There are so many approaches, so many tips:

The second language is the hardest - but then it gets easy:

Jay Doubleyou: learn another language - it's easy!

We need to watch videos and films and tv:

Jay Doubleyou: authentic learning-english videos

Jay Doubleyou: learn english from movies

Jay Doubleyou: how to learn english from watching tv

We can learn from 'polyglots':

Jay Doubleyou: could we all speak 15 languages fluently?

Listen from the beginning:

Jay Doubleyou: how to learn a language from 'superlinguists'

As she said, it's all about the listening:

Jay Doubleyou: why do scandinavians speak such good english?

How to learn a language that's very different to your own mother tongue:

Jay Doubleyou: how to learn a completely new language

Stop learning languages and start acquiring them:

Jay Doubleyou: how to acquire a language in one year - and not 'to learn a language'!

This is 'second language acquisition':

Jay Doubleyou: krashen and second language learning

It's all about vocabulary - but in 'chunks':

Jay Doubleyou: the lexical approach

Jay Doubleyou: vocabulary myths: applying second language research to classroom teaching

And it's very much about your attitude:

Jay Doubleyou: the secret to speaking a new language with confidence is all about attitude, not ability

How many languages do you speak - or, rather, have you lost your local dialect?

Jay Doubleyou: what can hyperpolyglots - people who can speak dozens of languages - teach the rest of us?

You can do it yourself - and children don't need a teacher:

Jay Doubleyou: can children teach themselves - using technology?

And children learn differently at different stages:

Jay Doubleyou: the trivium method of critical thinking and creative problem solving

We can learn if we just read Harry Potter and nothing else:

Jay Doubleyou: extensive reading vs narrow reading

Jay Doubleyou: from narrow reading and listening to fluency: part two

How about Duolingo?

Jay Doubleyou: duolingo: free language-learning app

And music?

Jay Doubleyou: music lessons from the british council

Ultimately, though, it's about nuance:

Jay Doubleyou: nuance in language

And how you say it:

Jay Doubleyou: pragmatics: it ain't what you say it's the way that you say it

Although 'grammar' can be useful - and lots of fun:

Jay Doubleyou: rinvolucri's grammar games - collaborative sentence-making games

As can writing:

Jay Doubleyou: the commonplace book as a language-learning tool

And reading:

Jay Doubleyou: pause and think: or, how to improve your language skills

Finally, here's a list:

Jay Doubleyou: 10 tips and tricks to pick up any language

And another list:

Jay Doubleyou: websites to practice your english

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