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How I learned Welsh…and you can too

By Dr Popkins 2 Comments

This is the story of how I got fluent in Welsh. It's the third post in my new “Dr Popkins Method?” series of articles. There posts are very much my personal history....but I'm sure you'll already see instructive parallels - or contrasts - with your own experience. That should already help you get a realistic take on this large - but not insurmountable - undertaking. At the end … [Read more...]

Ten reasons why you should learn Portuguese before Spanish

By Dr Popkins 87 Comments

Should I learn Spanish or Portuguese in 2023? Well, I'm sometimes asked in surprise why I've chosen to learn Portuguese instead of its close - and more pushy - relative, Spanish.  After all, most people learn Spanish not Portuguese. Unlike Spanish, Portuguese is hardly ever taught as a foreign language in schools in English-speaking countries.  It's taken up only by only a … [Read more...]

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