How to Use English Effectively in Different Situations and Settings

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Success is the ability to use language for effective communication in a wide range of situations and settings. You need to be able to adapt your English depending on the person you're talking to. Second language acquisition researchers have spent decades trying to answer questions about how second languages are learned. The layperson who just wants to learn another language can get practical insights from academic papers, says Gavin Gurney.

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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