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4. Live in a country where your non-native language is spoken.
A stay of at least six months to a year is recommended.
Live with and/or frequently interact with native speakers of your non-native language.
Take content-related courses (e.g. macroeconomics, political science) in your non-native language (not just pure language courses).
Work in a setting that requires high level use of your non-native language.
5. Fine-tune your writing and research skills.
Take challenging composition courses (not just creative writing courses, but classes in journalism, technical writing, etc.) so you can “speak” journalese, UNese, legalese, etc.
Copy (by hand) sections of textbooks and periodicals in your non-native language(s).
Make a note of unfamiliar or troublesome grammatical points and work towards mastering them.
Practice proofreading. |
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