The Only True Way to Learn a Language

Luca Lampariello · 9 Sept 2020

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His bidirectional translation method applies to every language he sets out to learn.

Recalls holdingWhen I first developed my Bidirectional Translation method, I applied it to each and every language I decided to learn.

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There is no best or fastest way to learn a language; the question has no general answer.

Their wordsafter 30 years of learning languages and 10 years of coaching people to do the same, I am 100% positive when I tell you that there is no absolute best and fastest way to learn a language.
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There is no best method in general, but there is a best method for each particular learner, and finding it is the work.

Their wordsWhile there is no absolute best and fastest way to learn a language, there definitely is a best and fastest way FOR YOU, personally, to learn a language. A method that is tailored to your likes and dislikes, your learning style, and your schedule.
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A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured.

Their wordsFor your health and sanity, do not force yourself to learn a language using a method you hate, no matter how good other people say it is. Trying to do so will only lead to disappointment, and ultimately burnout.
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People persist with the method they enjoy rather than the one that is supposed to be best, and that is what decides the outcome.

Their wordsIn general, people will stick with the learning strategy that they like best, not the one that everyone says is best.
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His bidirectional translation method applies to every language he sets out to learn.

Recalls holdingWhen I first developed my Bidirectional Translation method, I applied it to each and every language I decided to learn.

Their words nowIn hindsight, what I should have done then was be flexible. I should have taken my Bidirectional Translation method and attempted to adapt it to better suit Japanese, rather than the other way around. Instead, I remained rigid and inflexible in my learning strategies, in terms of the resources I used and how I used them, and that’s why I failed.

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