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Internalization Method Presentation Format



With the preliminaries out of the way, we can start discussing the Internalization Method as such.
The Internalization Method is a surefire and fun way to learn foreign languages. To make it even more fun for me – and for you, hopefully – I choose to present it in the format of a detective story, a whodunit, or a quest: I am going to discuss various aspects of the Internalization Method, providing clues (some of them red herrings, to be sure, to make it more of a challenge and to follow up on and explore for pleasure and/or profit), and you will try and figure out what the method actually is. Alternatively, you can join my students and receive instruction straight from the horse’s mouth, without working your way through the labyrinth of mystery and suspense. Let the fun begin!  Read this post in Russian here.
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