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“Another great way of

practicing your language

is to simply describe some

of your routine daily

activities out loud”

Find out more about this tip (on page

65) and many others in the book ‘Speak

like a native’. You can find this in the

LLC’s Self-access library in the Applied

Linguistics section. Its callmark is

LING.GEN.17320.B


“Use a freely

downloadable Spaced

Repetition System like

Anki to revolutionize

your vocabulary

learning by creating

flashcards you review

at the optimal time”

Find out more about this tip

(on page 48) and many others

in the book ‘Fluent Forever’.

You can find this in the LLC’s

Self-access library in the

Applied Linguistics section. Its

callmark is LING.LIN.17535.B


“Record a native speaker having a

conversation and mine it for

authentic vocabulary and

expressions to incorporate into

your own speech”

Find out more about this tip (on page 90) and many others in the

book ‘DIY techniques for language learners’. You can find this in

the LLC’s Self-access library in the Applied Linguistics section. Its

callmark is LING.LAN.8705.B


“To improve your pronunciation use the website

Rhinospike to get a native speaker to record your

text so you have a model to imitate”

Find out more about this

tip (on page 79) and

many others in the book

‘Fluent Forever’. You can

find this in the LLC’s Self-

access library in the

Applied Linguistics

section. Its callmark is

LING.LIN.17535.B


“Use the website

Italki to find a

native speaker

with whom to do

an online language

exchange”

Find out more about this tip (on page

111) and many others in the book

‘Fluent in 3 months’. You can find this

in the LLC’s Self-access library in the

Applied Linguistics section. Its



“To gain confidence for

when you meet a native

speaker, practice having

conversations with

another non-native

speaker learning the

same language as you”

Find out more about this tip (on page 108)

and many others in the book ‘Fluent in 3

months’. You can find this in the LLC’s Self-

access library in the Applied Linguistics

section. Its callmark is LING.LAN.17490.B


“Create a journal on the website Lang-8.com and get

corrections and feedback from native speakers”


tip (on page 29) and many

others in the book ‘How to

become fluent in any

language in a few months’.

You can find this in the

LLC’s Self-access library in

the Applied Linguistics


LING.LAN.17495.B


“Use DVD films to

gain an insight into

idiomatic

expressions in your

target language”

Find out more about this tip (on page 90) and

many others in the book ‘Speak like a native’.

You can find this in the LLC’s Self-access library

in the Applied Linguistics section. Its callmark is

LING.GEN.17320.B


“Back translation can draw

your attention to sentence

structures and words that you

can understand but might

never have used by yourself”

Find out more about this tip (on page 102) and many

others in the book ‘DIY techniques for language learners’.

You can find this in the LLC’s Self-access library in the

Applied Linguistics section. Its callmark is LING.LAN.8705.B


“Use songs to fix new words and

expressions into your long-term

memory, learn correct intonation

and stress patterns as well as to earn

lots of praise from native speakers!”

Find out more about this tip (on page 127) and many others in the

book ‘DIY techniques for language learners’. You can find this in

the LLC’s Self-access library in the Applied Linguistics section. Its



“It’s great to read

blogs as you can learn

your target language

the way it’s spoken by

regular people”










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“Not everyone needs to learn the same words, and you

can save a great deal of time by customizing your

vocabulary to suit your needs”


tip (on page 144) and

many others in the book

‘Fluent Forever’. You can

find this in the LLC’s Self-

access library in the

Applied Linguistics


LING.LIN.17535.B


“Follow these 10

Rules for a successful

language learner”

(part 1)

Find out more about these tips (on page

159) and many others in the book ‘Polyglot

– how I learn languages’. You can

download this book for free. Just type in

http://www.cc.kyoto-

su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/ej45/tesl-

ej.ej45.fr1.pdf to your browser.

http://www.cc.kyoto-su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/ej45/tesl-ej.ej45.fr1.pdf




“Follow these 10

Rules for a successful

language learner”

(part 2)

Find out more about these tips (on page

159) and many others in the book ‘Polyglot

– how I learn languages’. You can

download this book for free. Just type in

http://www.cc.kyoto-

su.ac.jp/information/tesl-ej/ej45/tesl-

ej.ej45.fr1.pdf to your browser.





“Expand beyond single

word answers and keep

your conversation flowing

by learning conversational

connectors”

Find out more about this tip (on page 248)

and many others in the book ‘Fluent in 3

months’. You can find this in the LLC’s Self-

access library in the Applied Linguistics

section. Its callmark is LING.LAN.17490.B


“80% of the results

come from 20% of

your efforts”










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