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Best Language Learning Methods and Teaching Approaches

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  The methods and approaches that are listed below have been selected based on their popularity among real teachers and their learners.  1. Communicative. This approach dominates most language classes that are based on the workd in the classroom. Learners spend their time making requests, talking about past events, listening to native speakers, or describing images. All of these activities are guided by the goal of producing meaningful communication at all language levels using authentic materials. 2. Total Physical response. TRP is considered to be one of the best methods of learning a language for small children who are just learning basic vocabulary, but it can be used with students of all levels.  3. Natural Approach. The natural approach acknowledges that speech production comes slowly and takes a lot of time to refine. That’s why it’s never forced or met with explicit error correction, drilling, or conscious learning of grammar rules. In this method teach...

Best App to Learn Mandarin Chinese

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If you decide to learn Chinese, you should understand that it's one of the most difficult challenges for language learners. To increase your chances for success, you need to equip yourself with the best apps to learn Mandarin. Apps for learning Mandarin can be divided into multiple categories, such as language courses, podcasts, dictionaries, apps that teach Chinese characters, and more. What you need to pay attention to: 1. Content quality. The last thing you want is to diligently study every day, only to discover that you’ve been learning phrases that native Chinese speakers would never use in real-life situations.   2. Usability. If the app crushes all the time and has a lot of bugs, you will not enjoy the process of learning. 3. Customizability. At the very least, you should be able to customize the duration and frequency of your study sessions and add content based on your personal interests.  4. Price. You can’t expect access to first-class conte...