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#Portuguese365 Update 6: fast and flexible language learning?

language study muscle, how to get fast and flexible language learning?My one-year adventure with studying Portuguese is becoming a more grown-up thing now: I need to fit language study around my work! Doing this requires good time management but also (crucially for polyglot wannabes) setting priorities. So how to get your foreign language habit alongside your busy life?

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#Portuguese365 Update 3: Getting Real

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How important is authentic language practice? When you’re a beginner learner, does it make sense to try some more advanced foreign language materials? Here are two perspectives on this. I’m currently trying to find this out, so any comments are welcome!

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#Portuguese365 Update 2: Three super-simple ways to get more language practice

tweet_translationToday’s update will be a really quick one. There is a lot happening here this weekend, and London’s super-hot in the summer weather – so I’ll probably spend more time reading, walking and studying! Anyway – here’s what I did over the last 7 days with my Portuguese learning. Are there any simple ways to get more language study from your online presence? As it turns out, there are: here’s what you can do to make it happen!

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Portuguese 365 Update 1: Input, Input Everywhere

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This is my first weekly update on my one-year Portuguese learning project. I’m only setting up my workflow right now. There are more interesting things to come, but right now 2 questions on my mind are: how to make sure I can learn Portuguese anywhere? And – what are good sources of Portuguese learning material?

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Portuguese 365 – Launching a Year-Long Learning Project!

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The World Cup 2014 finished but my reasons to be excited about Brazil and Portugal are only just building up. My recent trip to Porto confirmed what I felt long ago: here is a language worth learning today! I’m sharing my plan with you in this post – along with some ideas I already came up with.