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Best Techniques for Learning a Foreign Language

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There is a huge evidence that people have infinite capacity for learning languages, especially if the students start young. Foreign language knowledge impacts many areas of our lives, that is why people are ready to face the challenges while learning a new language . There is a lot of debate in the linguistics field on the best technique to learn new languages. Most approaches combine foreign language methods, but there are 4 agreed upon standard language learning styles: 1. Rote memorization of vocabulary through memorization techniques. This method consists mainly of repetition and memorization tricks that then lead you to be able to cobble together basic fluency. 2. Immersion learning. The most popular way is to visit a country for an extended period of time and learn your desired language through being forced to learn to communicate with your community. 3. Peer-to-peer language learning. P2P technique means employing a native speaker to explore your community with you a...

What is the Most Spoken Language in the World

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To start with, it's necessary to define what spoken means. Are we interested only in native speakers, or do we want to count non-native speakers of various proficiency levels as well? Here you will find top most spoken languages according to the total number of speakers (native and non-native). 1. English (1.3 billion). English is the language of science and technology, which is why you encounter it everywhere nowadays. Even though English doesn’t have nearly as many native speakers as Chinese, the number of non-native speakers more than makes up for it. 2. Mandarin Chinese (1.1 billion). Mandarin Chinese is by far the most spoken language in Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and other regions, and it’s also the official language of the People’s Republic of China and Taiwan. 3. Hindi (637 million). Hindi is an Indo-Aryan language and a direct descendant of an early form of Vedic Sanskrit. This intriguing language is written in the Devanagari ...