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Language learning: Myths and facts

© Tomasz P. Szynalski, Antimoon.com

Myth #1: "The best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a foreign country"

Myth #2: "The best way to learn a foreign language is to speak it"

Myth #3: "It is OK to make mistakes"

Myth #4: "As a beginner, you're bound to make a lot of mistakes"

Myth #5: "You are a foreigner, therefore you will always have a foreign accent"

Myth #6: "If you didn't learn a foreign language as a child, you will never be fully proficient in its grammar"

Myth #7: "Studying pronunciation is not important"