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That's a reason why many language learning apps or methods recommend a period of "immersion" (i.e., just watching shows or listening to music) and no speaking. Just listen and get used to the sounds before trying to produce it awkwardly yourself. This is popular in the https://refold.la language learning community where they don't even recommend to speak until you can fully understand an entire TV show without subtitles (which sounds a bit extreme to me). https://languagelearningwithnetflix.com is commonly used.

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parent ngokevin 5 years ago

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