To learn a language properly, you've got to understand that it is a social system. Language should be seen as embedded in social and cultural practices. So for example, learning emailing we learn about the pragmatics of emailing. Gavin: Learning by doing seems to be one of the keys to learning another language.
Reading an article by Gavin Lamb (PhD) about the conclusions of academic studies into language learning, and adding my own reflections and comments. What does research tell us about the best way to learn a language? What are the most important things to consider? What are the best methods? The article boils it all down to three main points.
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