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Jul 2021

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410 - When's the right time to start spe...

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In this live recording of the I Will Teach You A Language podcast on YouTube, I answer the question: "When is the right time to start speaking a foreign language?" I also answer:

Why is this question asked in the first place?
What are the most popular theories and methods?
What are people's actual experience in real life with these methods?
What is my personal perspective on the best approach to speaking?
How can I get my question answered on the podcast or YouTube?

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Resources & Links Mentioned

How to develop TRUE spoken fluency in a foreign language
My mission to learn Italian in 3 months
Stephen Krashen on Language Learning in the Polyglot Community
Where to find native speakers to practice speaking with
The Silent Way (developed by Caleb Gattegno)
The Communicative Approach (a.k.a. Communicative language teaching or "CLT")

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