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| | Amazon.com: How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own: Books: Barry M. Farber (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20) |
 | | Some of the materials he recommends you purchase are a introductory book to your target language, an audio program for target language, a two-way dictionary in the target language, a phrase book, and a magazine or newspaper in the target language. |
 | | From personal experience, I know that this is sound advice because I have learned how to speak Spanish despite the fact that I purchased Spanish courses that weren't the greatest tools.Mainly, because I used several at the same time and made the effort to learn on a daily basis. |
 | | I've studied three languages and know what it's like to learn one in our school system for 6 years, then go to the country and barely be able to hold a simple conversation, much less understand one between two others who aren't dumbing it down. |
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