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improving on a good standard of language

Jean05 · 2006-06-15 14:00:20

Hey, can anyone recommend ways of improving your standard of a second language when it's already quite good? In particular I'm looking for learning methodologies. At the moment I keep making the same mistakes. All the language courses offer basic to intermediate language courses and they're too basic and there's a lot of…

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15-06-2006 3:00pm

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Jean05

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Hey, can anyone recommend ways of improving your standard of a second language when it's already quite good?
In particular I'm looking for learning methodologies.
At the moment I keep making the same mistakes. All the language courses offer basic to intermediate language courses and they're too basic and there's a lot of repitition.
Also with the finer points of language I find I don't retain the information that I spend time studying.
I don't get much chance to practice so I definately feel my standard is getting worse.
Any ideas welcome

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#2 03-01-2007 9:50pm
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Why not try to organise conversation classes, or grammar classes with a native speaker of the language?

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