CHICAGO ¨C Fluency in a second language can feel like an elusive goal, and I think one of the main reasons it feels this way is because fluency appears to be something that it isn¡¯t: improvised.
Yes, you want to be able to respond naturally on the spot, but this fluidity is built upon hours of robotic repetition. What you really need to gain fluency is a game plan to create this repetition.
Which is why I¡¯ve recently created a document that I¡¯ve titled ¡°Break In Case of Emergency Japanese.¡±
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