Introduction |
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Chapter 1 Getting Started |
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Ten Good Reasons Why Everybody Should Be Learning a Language |
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Which Language Is for You? |
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Chapter 2 Using Your Time |
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How Much Time Do You Need? |
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The Three-Days-On/Four-Days-Off Routine |
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The 'Less Is More' Principle |
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The 'Two-Speed Study System' |
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Making Use of Your 'Dead Time' |
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Dealing with Sudden Changes to Routine |
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Chapter 3 Learning with Teachers and Taking Courses |
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Getting Ahead of the Class |
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Building the Perfect Relationship with Your Teacher: Five Steps |
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Preparing for Your Lessons |
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Chapter 4 Learning Vocabulary |
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How 'Actively' Should You Be Studying Vocabulary? |
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Understanding Your 'Learning Type' |
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Learning According to Your Style: Ten Techniques |
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Choosing and Prioritising Vocabulary |
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Chapter 5 Grasping Grammar |
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Why a Spade Isn't Just Called a Spade |
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Dealing with Irregularities |
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Chapter 6 Speaking |
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The Key to Speaking Any Language You Want |
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Body Language and Non-Verbal Communication |
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Learn It Like You Want to Speak It |
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Receiving Feedback and Corrections |
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'Shall We Just Speak in English?' |
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Finding People to Speak With |
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Getting Around Knowledge Gaps |
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Chapter 7 Listening |
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Knowing What to Listen Out For |
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Chapter 8 Reading |
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Setting Objectives and Milestones |
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The 'Read with Your Eyes Shut' Technique |
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Dual Translations and the 'Bilingual Book Bluff' |
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Chapter 9 Using Technology |
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Spaced Repetition Software |
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Top Language-Learning Apps |
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Eight Free Websites to Help Learn Languages |
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Why You Shouldn't Use Technology |
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Chapter 10 Sounding Less 'Foreign' |
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Why Do You Sound Foreign? |
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Why Do People Use Idioms? |
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Eccentric Expressions from Around the World |
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Humour in Foreign Languages |
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Appreciating Cultural Sensitivities |
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Thinking in a Foreign Language |
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Chapter 11 Taking Tests and Getting Certificates |
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The Common European Framework of Reference |
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Tailor Your Learning to Your Level |
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Improve Your Exam Technique |
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Chapter 12 Keeping It Going |
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Can You Ever Forget a Language? |
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How to Know Your Language is Getting Rusty |
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199 | (1) |
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Languages and Socialising |
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202 | (1) |
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Juggling Multiple Different Languages |
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Final Thoughts |
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Index |
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