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We’ll stay in touch via the HowToGetFluent Newsletter where normal service will resume in early December.

In the meantime, here’s a selection of some of my most popular language learning content from the HowToGetFluent.com blog and elsewhere online.

Thanks as always for your interest and support.

Have you got the fluency mindset?

Have you got the fluency mindset?

One hundred language learning insights:

100 language learning insights

At large at a language learner event:

Polyglot Gathering daily vlogs

Talk – The Joys of life-long language learning:

Terrific Technique – using language exams:

I’m a great fan of using language exams as a motivational tool. In this post, I weigh up the pros and cons (links in the post to follow-up exam tips article):

Foreign language exams for adult learners: for and against

Habits rule! Four mini-habits for the coming year:

Half the secret in language learning is just to KEEP GOING. This post has a New Year flavour. I share four ideas four quick activities (one each for listening, reading, speaking and writing) that anybody can find fifteen minutes for every day:

Four language learning mini-habits for big results new year

In-depth conversation: Mastery and Advanced Level Language Learning:

I was delighted to be invited to be a guest on The Fluent Show, one of the leading language learner podcasts, hosted by the wonderful Kerstin Cable. In this episode, fellow guest Tristan Foy and I speak with Kerstin. The topic, as it happens was “Mastery and Advanced Language Learning”. Enjoy!

Black Friday through Cyber Monday deals:

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Dr Popkins’ best Black Friday / Cyber Monday deal picks

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