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You sit there with a text, a notebook and a dictionary, moving from word to word, translating… and thinking, “What is this saying?” With a lot of willpower, you’ll last about an hour each day for a week, and then you’ll likely be ready to [...]</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dirktietjen.com/want-to-learn-a-language-fast-heres-how.html"><P><SPAN>What’s the nightmare scenario of reading in a foreign language?</SPAN> You sit there with a text, a notebook and a dictionary, moving from word to word, translating… and thinking, “What is this saying?” With a lot of willpower, you’ll last about an hour each day for a week, and then you’ll likely be ready to quit!</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dirktietjen.com/want-to-learn-a-language-fast-heres-how.html"><P>Here are a few thoughts to help you turn this into a fun and rewarding experience.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.dirktietjen.com/want-to-learn-a-language-fast-heres-how.html"><P>If you start reading with the objective of expanding your vocabulary (not some specialized jargon you need for your job), <SPAN>pick something that has a lot of dialog</SPAN>. 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