The Birkenbihl-Approach to Language Learning

June 27, 2019

Learners experience difficulties because even if vocabulary has been learned well, the words have been learned as individual units (e.g. “put” with several possible translations into the native tongue of learner) while now in context only one of these possibilities describes the meaning. Which one is it this time? And if learners have not learned the vocabulary well they will feel helpless, frustrated, even “stupid” and conclude firstly: language learning is very difficult, and secondly.

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County of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County is located approximately 100 miles north of Los Angeles and 300 miles south of San Francisco. Eight incorporated cities are located within the County: Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Goleta, Carpinteria, Guadalupe, Solvang, and Buellton. The largest employment categories include services, wholesale and retail trade, public administration, and manufacturing. The mild climate, picturesque coastline, scenic mountains, and numerous parks and beaches make the County a popular tourist and recreational area.

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County of Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara County is located approximately 100 miles north of Los Angeles and 300 miles south of San Francisco. Eight incorporated cities are located within the County: Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, Lompoc, Goleta, Carpinteria, Guadalupe, Solvang, and Buellton. The largest employment categories include services, wholesale and retail trade, public administration, and manufacturing. The mild climate, picturesque coastline, scenic mountains, and numerous parks and beaches make the County a popular tourist and recreational area.

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