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How much of a language can you learn in 30 days?

July 3, 2015 By Josh Plotkin 13 Comments

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Have you ever wondered how much of a foreign language you can speak after a month? I’ve been learning Russian for about a month now, and have been making decent progress with the language. Don’t take my word for it though, here, here is a video of my progress after 30 days. In this post […]

How to Type Portuguese Characters on Your Keyboard

May 12, 2015 By Josh Plotkin 2 Comments

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Once upon a time before I had ever been to Brazil, I used to look at all the accents in Portuguese words and think, “ooh how exotic.” By putting a little hat on the letter e it went from being a symbol that I recognized and associated with a particular sound to something scary and […]

Accent Reduction Mission: 1 Month Update

March 17, 2014 By Josh Plotkin 10 Comments

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Last month I announced my intention to reduce my accent when speaking Portuguese and sound more like a Brazilian. I made a video both in English and Portuguese talking about what I’ve learned this last month, how I’ve improved and whats going to happen going forward. Progress Since the Last Update If you haven’t seen […]

Advanced Fluency Mission: Week 1 Update

February 2, 2014 By Josh Plotkin Leave a Comment

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A week ago I announced my mission to achieve Portuguese proficiency as close to that of a native speaker as possible in 3 months. In this post I’m going to talk about what I’ve done in the first week to reach that goal. When I announced my mission I stated that I want to improve […]

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