{"id":749,"date":"2026-09-07T18:41:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T10:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/?page_id=749"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:28:34","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T04:28:34","slug":"general-english-self-study","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/zh\/general-english-self-study\/","title":{"rendered":"General English Self-Study Advice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"alignwide wp-block-paragraph\">Here are some blog posts about learning English that might help you study independently:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-peter-and-paula-english wp-block-embed-peter-and-paula-english\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"UhBwR8Kolz\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/zh\/2020\/08\/31\/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-another-language\/\">How long does it take to learn another&nbsp;language?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Why doing grammar exercises is (mostly) a waste of time \u2013 Explicit vs implicit language&nbsp;knowledge&#8221; &#8212; Peter and Paula English\" src=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/2020\/09\/22\/why-doing-grammar-exercises-is-mostly-a-waste-of-time-explicit-vs-implicit-language-knowledge\/embed\/#?secret=kjcrXieFF7#?secret=SryxX8jCl4\" data-secret=\"SryxX8jCl4\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-peter-and-paula-english wp-block-embed-peter-and-paula-english\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"RH43zBG9L8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/zh\/2020\/10\/12\/how-to-develop-implicit-language-knowledge-focusing-on-input\/\">How to develop implicit language knowledge \u2013 Focusing on&nbsp;input<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to develop implicit language knowledge \u2013 Focusing on&nbsp;input&#8221; &#8212; Peter and Paula English\" src=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/2020\/10\/12\/how-to-develop-implicit-language-knowledge-focusing-on-input\/embed\/#?secret=Lx28sOjD7i#?secret=RH43zBG9L8\" data-secret=\"RH43zBG9L8\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-peter-and-paula-english wp-block-embed-peter-and-paula-english\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"pQOGBhYDMU\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/zh\/2020\/11\/03\/how-to-get-good-quality-input-extensive-reading\/\">How to get good quality input \u2013 Extensive&nbsp;reading<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;How to get good quality input \u2013 Extensive&nbsp;reading&#8221; &#8212; Peter and Paula English\" src=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/2020\/11\/03\/how-to-get-good-quality-input-extensive-reading\/embed\/#?secret=CnRMkeSjz3#?secret=pQOGBhYDMU\" data-secret=\"pQOGBhYDMU\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-peter-and-paula-english wp-block-embed-peter-and-paula-english\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"eyRZ1optBF\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/zh\/2020\/12\/30\/what-is-the-intermediate-plateau-and-how-to-overcome-it\/\">What is the Intermediate Plateau? (And how to overcome&nbsp;it)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;What is the Intermediate Plateau? (And how to overcome&nbsp;it)&#8221; &#8212; Peter and Paula English\" src=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/2020\/12\/30\/what-is-the-intermediate-plateau-and-how-to-overcome-it\/embed\/#?secret=F05yZZ1ejc#?secret=eyRZ1optBF\" data-secret=\"eyRZ1optBF\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-peter-and-paula-english wp-block-embed-peter-and-paula-english\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8fCxW0rWhO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/zh\/2021\/02\/16\/useful-websites-for-vocabulary-learning-frequent-general-vocabulary\/\">Useful Websites for Vocabulary Learning \u2013 Frequent \u2018General\u2019&nbsp;Vocabulary<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Useful Websites for Vocabulary Learning \u2013 Frequent \u2018General\u2019&nbsp;Vocabulary&#8221; &#8212; Peter and Paula English\" src=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/2021\/02\/16\/useful-websites-for-vocabulary-learning-frequent-general-vocabulary\/embed\/#?secret=jHMYuk5Jsg#?secret=8fCxW0rWhO\" data-secret=\"8fCxW0rWhO\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-peter-and-paula-english wp-block-embed-peter-and-paula-english\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"syhZiT7cZu\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/zh\/2021\/04\/14\/useful-websites-for-vocabulary-learning-medium-frequency-general-vocabulary\/\">Useful Websites for Vocabulary Learning \u2013 Medium Frequency \u2018General\u2019&nbsp;Vocabulary<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Useful Websites for Vocabulary Learning \u2013 Medium Frequency \u2018General\u2019&nbsp;Vocabulary&#8221; &#8212; Peter and Paula English\" src=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/2021\/04\/14\/useful-websites-for-vocabulary-learning-medium-frequency-general-vocabulary\/embed\/#?secret=DddWLWP5Ey#?secret=syhZiT7cZu\" data-secret=\"syhZiT7cZu\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-peter-and-paula-english wp-block-embed-peter-and-paula-english\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"kvd41GM4TD\"><a href=\"https:\/\/peterandpaula.com.tw\/zh\/2024\/02\/08\/five-british-tv-dramas-to-watch-on-netflix-and-practise-your-english\/\">Five British TV Dramas to Watch on Netflix (and practise your&nbsp;English!)<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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