Learning foreign language

There wear some foreign language courses going in my office in the weekends as a part of improving the personal skills. Initially I was not that much enthusiastic about that but I got interested after attending to the intro class. But all the fear of mine was, there comes a time, however, when you reach a situation, which causes frustration and often discouragement.

However, I want to give a try at this and quickly found that the trick, and the doorway to ultimate success, is not to give up. Below are some very helpful tips that will allow you to overcome these challenges as they appear.

• Get immersed in your chosen language- Actively use the language wherever you can find it useful and has a chance.
• Make realistic learning goals-Making mistakes and incomprehension are usually seen as negative, but they are actually a very normal part of the language learning process.
• Efficient study periods-Regularity is the key. It is not how much; it is how often you study.
• Effective language tools- there is a wealth of knowledge available on the Internet. Visit language forums to find out what other people are using.
• Vocabulary repertoire- this is an integral part of language; therefore, it needs to be treated as such. Which method you use needs to be simple and accessible.

Now, for me half of the course is over and I think I am on the right track.

Harvard Business Review - History And Organization

Harvard Business Review began in 1922 as an editorial project of Harvard Business School’s faculty and students. In the first issue, Harvard Business School Dean Wallace B. Donham described the aims of the magazine in the article “An Essential Groundwork for a Broad Executive Theory.” “The theory of business must develop to such a point that the executive may learn from the experiences of others in the past how to act under the conditions of the present,” he wrote. “Otherwise, business will continue to be unsystematic, haphazard, and for many men a pathetic gamble.”

HBR began switching its editorial focus toward general management after World War II, as a growing number of executives became interested in the management techniques pioneered at General Motors and other large companies. Over the next three decades, the magazine continued to refine its focus on general management issues that affect business leaders, billing itself as the “magazine for decision makers.” Prominent articles published during this period included “Marketing Myopia,” “Barriers and Gateways to Communication,” and “How Competitive Forces Shape Strategy.”

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