Matt Fargo (35 page)

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Remember how in high school you learned to sing “Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes” in Spanish? Remember playing a game of good old “Simon says touch your cabeza”? Turns
out, this wasn’t just lighthearted fun—professors of applied linguistics tell us that by touching the various parts of your body while saying their corresponding names out loud, you actually internalize a new language better. It’s called “tactile learning,” and I encourage you to try it with the following section. Simon says touch your chimpoko…