{"id":629,"date":"2022-11-21T19:20:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-21T19:20:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?page_id=629&#038;preview_id=629"},"modified":"2023-07-17T12:40:51","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T12:40:51","slug":"language-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?page_id=629","title":{"rendered":"Foreign Language"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"629\" class=\"elementor elementor-629\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f8dbe36 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"f8dbe36\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-25a8631\" data-id=\"25a8631\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2184414 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ekit-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2184414\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ekit-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"ekit-wid-con ekit_menu_responsive_tablet\"\n\t\t\tdata-hamburger-icon=\"\"\n\t\t\tdata-hamburger-icon-type=\"icon\"\n\t\t\tdata-responsive-breakpoint=\"1024\">\n\t\t\t            <button class=\"elementskit-menu-hamburger elementskit-menu-toggler\"  type=\"button\" aria-label=\"hamburger-icon\">\n                                    <span class=\"elementskit-menu-hamburger-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"elementskit-menu-hamburger-icon\"><\/span><span class=\"elementskit-menu-hamburger-icon\"><\/span>\n                            <\/button>\n            <div id=\"ekit-megamenu-bluehost-website-builder\" class=\"elementskit-menu-container elementskit-menu-offcanvas-elements elementskit-navbar-nav-default ekit-nav-menu-one-page-no ekit-nav-dropdown-hover\"><ul id=\"menu-bluehost-website-builder\" class=\"elementskit-navbar-nav elementskit-menu-po-right submenu-click-on-icon\"><li id=\"menu-item-452\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-452 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/\" class=\"ekit-menu-nav-link\">About Laura-Jane<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-1949\" class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1949 nav-item elementskit-mobile-builder-content\" data-vertical-menu=750px><a href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?page_id=1904\" class=\"ekit-menu-nav-link\">Learn from me<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><div class=\"elementskit-nav-identity-panel\"><button class=\"elementskit-menu-close elementskit-menu-toggler\" type=\"button\">X<\/button><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementskit-menu-overlay elementskit-menu-offcanvas-elements elementskit-menu-toggler ekit-nav-menu--overlay\"><\/div>        <\/nav>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c6752dd elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"c6752dd\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5637730\" data-id=\"5637730\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7338f7 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e7338f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Foreign Languages<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b838a6 animated-fast elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4b838a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0185947 animated-fast elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0185947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compassionate foreign language learning<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cf7609a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cf7609a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-279ed8e\" data-id=\"279ed8e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd6c72a elementor-widget__width-initial e-transform elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bd6c72a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_transform_translateY_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:74,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:1,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateX_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_translateY_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/laurajanebaxter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PXL_20220103_155220717-scaled.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/laurajanebaxter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/PXL_20220103_155220717-scaled.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ef547e\" data-id=\"6ef547e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c74dd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c74dd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura-Jane started learning languages for one reason: she believed that she couldn\u2019t do it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Having learned 3 foreign languages beyond a conversationally-fluent level in 4 years while studying full-time, she strives to help others get over that biggest hurdle in the polyglot journey: getting to speaking fluently in your first foreign language.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Due to the unique linguistic position of English in the world (it\u2019s everywhere, and everyone speaks it), Laura-Jane focuses on helping native-English speakers break out into multilingualism, with her tools being inspiration, encouragement, empathy and compassion. Ironically, she&#8217;s a qualified teacher of English as a foreign language.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Laura-Jane strives to help as many people as possible overcome the limiting belief that they just can\u2019t do it. She aims to demystify the process of language acquisition with her infamous leadership style:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cScrew it, I\u2019ll go first.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-56266e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"56266e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-404a54e\" data-id=\"404a54e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b03a7f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b03a7f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A talk for native English speakers!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c670df elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"8c670df\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=A1xsKkCBX5k&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a9b1c1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a9b1c1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b72f60d\" data-id=\"b72f60d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ba5e5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ba5e5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Help! I want to speak a language but I hate studying it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98add16 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98add16\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>There is something deeply bizarre about being a student.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50c95ec elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"50c95ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=1192\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9482e15 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9482e15\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ad85710\" data-id=\"ad85710\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be48922 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be48922\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Yearning to Learn a Language for No Good Reason<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f81d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f81d3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why do I want to learn a language?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6db9da elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d6db9da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-family: 'Roboto Slab', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s so appealing about Japanese? You don\u2019t need to learn it. It probably won\u2019t help you develop in your career. You never need to talk to anyone in Japanese. In fact, you have no friends or family members who speak Japanese. Maybe you\u2019ve never even met a Japanese person. But still, somehow, you just feel that you\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"font-family: 'Roboto Slab', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">really<\/em><span style=\"font-family: 'Roboto Slab', sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0want to be able to speak Japanese. Why?\u00a0<\/span><\/h2><p>Maybe Japanese is not your story: maybe you really want to speak Polish. Maybe you wish you could speak effortlessly in French. Perhaps Mandarin Chinese grips you when you\u2019ve never even been anywhere near Asia in your life. Or maybe you\u2019ve got your eye on something much more uncommon like Romani or Toki Pona. You\u00a0<em>know\u00a0<\/em>you\u2019ll never need to speak it. In fact, you\u2019ll probably have a hard time even\u00a0<em>meeting\u00a0<\/em>someone who speaks the language. Yet, for some reason, you just\u00a0<em>really\u00a0<\/em>want to be able to speak it and understand it. You want to be\u00a0<strong><em>fluent\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>in it.\u00a0<strong><em>Now.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fa54f1 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4fa54f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=1188\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a91a0b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a91a0b8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4212b7\" data-id=\"e4212b7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2b782b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2b782b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can I really learn a language by binge-watching Netflix?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97589dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97589dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. Absolutely. Don\u2019t believe me?\u00a0<\/p><p>Everybody knows that too much TV is bad for you. Sure, that\u2019s definitely true.<\/p><p>But, when you want to get natural, authentic, spontaneous fluency in a foreign language, packed with vocabulary and authentic expressions, I say it\u2019s time to ignore that. It\u2019s time to watch\u00a0<strong><em>more<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0TV. And, like,\u00a0<strong><em>a lot more<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e688aa elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"4e688aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=1186\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7efa013 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7efa013\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3de6c36\" data-id=\"3de6c36\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d12abfb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d12abfb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What a \u201clexical item\u201d is and why you need to know about it<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-103797e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"103797e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>What is lexis? What are lexical items? How are they different from vocabulary? Are you learning vocabulary or lexis when you study foreign languages?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a70d8f9 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a70d8f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=1184\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-511bed4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"511bed4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb53c59\" data-id=\"cb53c59\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-206180a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"206180a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Language is not made up of individual words in isolation (vocabulary). Instead, language is made up of strings of words that are usually found together (lexical items). We should aim to remember these lexical items, rather than focussing on individual words.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ebf35e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ebf35e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-77bb6ee\" data-id=\"77bb6ee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae1a5d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae1a5d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4 free ways to improve your vocabulary: intermediate<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06bd0ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"06bd0ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>So you\u2019ve been learning your target language for a while, but you\u2019re not seeing much progress, and the dream of being able to converse\u00a0<strong><em>fluently<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0just feels so far out of reach. Sure, you can say a few words and phrases, and maybe even understand basic conversations, but fluency feels like something you can never\u00a0<strong><em>really<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0achieve. How can you improve your vocabulary (and, crucially, how can you do it for free)? Which resources should you start with? In this post, I\u2019ll share 4 ways you, as an intermediate learner who has the basics under control, can improve your vocabulary, with free resources I use myself.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2db17c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"b2db17c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=1181\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c5d9ba8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c5d9ba8\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a316f8\" data-id=\"6a316f8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f21a269 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f21a269\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Main Takeaway:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62af7a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62af7a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1.0625rem;\">The best thing about these methods is that you can forget that you\u2019re learning a language and you\u2019re improving your vocabulary because&nbsp;<\/span><em style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 1.0625rem;\">the focus is on the content, not the words used to deliver the content.<\/em><br><\/h2>\n<p>Focus on&nbsp;<strong><em>content&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>you&nbsp;<strong><em>enjoy<\/em><\/strong>,<\/p>\n<p>not the words used to deliver that content.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2240d22 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2240d22\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f22d4a0\" data-id=\"f22d4a0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fc4a75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc4a75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to start learning vocabulary in 4 steps: beginners (free resources)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3063496 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3063496\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So you&#8217;re a complete beginner and you want to learn a foreign language. How do you get started? How can you start learning vocabulary (and, crucially, how can you do it for free)? Which resources should you start with? Firstly, congratulations. You&#8217;ve done one of the toughest steps: actually getting started with learning the language you&#8217;re interested in. In this post, I&#8217;ll explain how you, as a beginner, can learn vocabulary in 4 steps, with free resources I&#8217;ve used myself.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cec2a5f elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"cec2a5f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=1178\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e338899 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e338899\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40206c4\" data-id=\"40206c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c1f4f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c1f4f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Do you know what a foreign accent is? It&#8217;s a sign of bravery.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Amy Chua<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4fe330f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4fe330f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f584b5e\" data-id=\"f584b5e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf995a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3cf995a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 more struggles only the native English understand<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8177577 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8177577\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, you&#8217;ve decided that you really want to learn a foreign language. But, as a native English language learner, there are struggles that you face that non-native English speakers simply don&#8217;t understand. They don&#8217;t realise how difficult it is for you. They don&#8217;t realise that you face obstacles they don&#8217;t even realise that, half the time, they&#8217;re creating. Last week, I wrote an article called &#8220;3 struggles only the native English understand&#8221;. Here are 3 <\/span><b><i>more <\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">struggles that only native English language learners understand.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da4a40b elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"da4a40b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=1163\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f49abd3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f49abd3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b410891\" data-id=\"b410891\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-95675aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"95675aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Every polyglot was once a monoglot.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8211; Unknown<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-481fc06 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"481fc06\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a2f8982\" data-id=\"a2f8982\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb2b50c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb2b50c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3 struggles only the native English understand<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12a0f00 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"12a0f00\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a native English person, it&#8217;s hard to learn a foreign language. In fact, really hard. It&#8217;s a struggle. Let&#8217;s talk about 3 struggles that only native English language learners understand.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6bbd41 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f6bbd41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=996\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed0a7e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed0a7e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-96823dc\" data-id=\"96823dc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93b14b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93b14b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>&#8220;Feel the fear and do it anyway.&#8221;<br \/>&#8211; Susan Jeffers<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff0bda5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff0bda5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c4fa2b\" data-id=\"1c4fa2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f5e339 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f5e339\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">7 Rules for learning multiple languages at once<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-342f94e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"342f94e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eb9bc8\" data-id=\"4eb9bc8\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f668408 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f668408\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Do you want to learn multiple languages at the same time? How do you do it? Are there tricks for learning multiple languages at once? What if they all interest you? Will it work? Is it possible?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These questions are really, really common, especially among polyglots. They want to speak all the languages, and they want to speak them all <\/span><b><i>now<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <\/span><b><i>Right now<\/i><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Is it possible?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes, absolutely. But, my experience is that, if you actually want to get good at the languages, and not hamper your chances at either, I strongly, strongly advise choosing just one (for now) and sticking with it. If you try to learn two languages from scratch, you&#8217;ll bite off more than you can chew, and you&#8217;ll end up not being able to speak either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So it&#8217;s possible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But should you do it? Well, that&#8217;s for you to decide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How can you learn multiple languages at the same time? Here are 7 rules.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f981865 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f981865\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=689\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7c289e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7c289e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-dd7f972\" data-id=\"dd7f972\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f832085 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f832085\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Did you enjoy discovering the 7 rules for learning multiple languages at once? Then here are some of my other blog posts that might interest you:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c1cc39 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c1cc39\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c4ceff\" data-id=\"9c4ceff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c655a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4c655a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are some free ways to improve your vocabulary, for<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=231\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">beginners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4 steps beginner) and<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=305\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">intermediate learners<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (4 free ways-vocab)<\/span><\/p><p>Click<a style=\"background-color: #ffe9da;\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=158\"> here<\/a> (<a style=\"background-color: #ffe9da;\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=158&amp;action=edit\">What a \u201clexical item\u201d is and why you need to know about it<\/a>) to find out what a &#8220;lexical item&#8221; is, and how knowing about it could really speed up your language learning journey. And click<a style=\"background-color: #ffe9da;\" href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=126\"> here<\/a> (Can I really learn a language by binge-watching Netflix?) to learn how you can apply this theory about lexical items to super-charging your language skills just by binge-watching Netflix, or other streaming platforms.<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/laurajanebaxter.com\/?p=51\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Help! 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