by Gorka Jakobe PalacioFull professor, University of the Basque Country :: www.Eduvlog.org

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9+1 tips for learning languages

1. Only learn about grammar if you really need to

2. If you can not remeber a word, try to think of other ways it is used

3. A great way to build vocabulary is to read a little every day

4. A great way to listen to English and hear how it should sound is to listen to free English podcasts

5. Use your (smart) phone to learn on the 5. Use your (smart) phone to learn on the movemove

6. Think in pictures. The more strange the 6. Think in pictures. The more strange the picture the betterpicture the better

As the saying goes in English: A picture is worth a thousand words. Help activate the creative side of your brain by trying to describe a photo or other image. You can combine use this also to activate your vocabulary by choosing a picture that has something to do with the subject your are going to study in English. Kennet Beare, ESL guide, About.com

If you don't like soccer, if you hate football, but love rugby, read RSS news from Irish sites and blogs. RSS bookmarking may be the best way to do that. Use RSS bookmarking in your Mozilla Firefox

7. Use Internet, use your favourite subjects7. Use Internet, use your favourite subjects

8. Use Web 2.0 services to learn English8. Use Web 2.0 services to learn English

YouTube, VoiceThread, English Harbour, EnglishTube, BBC ESL site, Livemocha, Skype, Second Life...

9. Speak in English with yourself or with 9. Speak in English with yourself or with others. Mistakes are neccesary when others. Mistakes are neccesary when learning languageslearning languages

10. Tip number 10 is the one you have to 10. Tip number 10 is the one you have to think about think about