In this book you will discover the various types of course available, examine your learning style, and find the type of course which best suits you. It was while offering private tuition that the author discovered the way, outlined in this book, of making the learning of languages more effective.
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Language learning can be fun and it doesn't have to be difficult. So often, we get bogged down in detail. Yet it doesn't have to be that way. I have discovered the methods I describe in this book after many years of teaching both adults and children, of seeing others learn my language and of observing my own language learning process. Recently I have formed my own language school, where I use many of the techniques outlined in this guide. Follow my suggestions and you can work out exactly what you want to learn and how. You can develop effective language learning habits. Most importantly you can learn to have fun. But perhaps best of all, you can learn how to form and enjoy friendships with someone from another culture.
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Learning a language doesn't have to be difficult - in fact it can be easy and fun. And one thing's for sure, you'll get so much more out of being abroad when you know something of the language, and get to know the people who speak it. This book tells you the quickest, most effective and most enjoyable ways of learning the language you need to know.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By Adam Tzur
Format:Paperback
__The book:__
The book in its physical dimensions is small and accessible.
On the inside the text is in an appropriately sized font, and the design is understandable and intuitive. When it comes to the layout (space versus text), I found every page to have a lack of text - as in - too much empty space, the book is 190 pages (~20 pages for reference). Basically you're getting a small sized book with 100 pages of content; too little for this topic.
__The content:__
The book is designed for the absolute rookie of language learning:
- You didn't know language courses existed?
- Need a 101 basic intro to learning?
This book is for you!
The book encompasses motivation, course selection, partners, countries, and international scores for understanding, and some language tips and tricks.
I'm a solitary learner, and I purchased this book with the hopes of it actually providing some sort of insight, system or method to learn language effectively.
Sadly, this is not the case, as the book seems to dabble in minute, banal and trivial aspects of language and courses (or the authors personal life and personal stories).
I'm giving the book 2 stars because there are some lessons to be learned here. My favourites were:
1: Bring a notebook about and write down interesting phrases & words from the target language.
2: When learning the language, try to focus on your hobbies when learning terminology and vocabulary - This will make the process fun as well as useful.
3: Don't try to learn complex sentences early on: focus on the basic and compact parts of language that convey true meaning, rather than superfluous over-formulations (kind of like this book).
Can't recommend this book with the exception being people completely new to learning a language which need to take it in slowly.
The book in its physical dimensions is small and accessible.
On the inside the text is in an appropriately sized font, and the design is understandable and intuitive. When it comes to the layout (space versus text), I found every page to have a lack of text - as in - too much empty space, the book is 190 pages (~20 pages for reference). Basically you're getting a small sized book with 100 pages of content; too little for this topic.
__The content:__
The book is designed for the absolute rookie of language learning:
- You didn't know language courses existed?
- Need a 101 basic intro to learning?
This book is for you!
The book encompasses motivation, course selection, partners, countries, and international scores for understanding, and some language tips and tricks.
I'm a solitary learner, and I purchased this book with the hopes of it actually providing some sort of insight, system or method to learn language effectively.
Sadly, this is not the case, as the book seems to dabble in minute, banal and trivial aspects of language and courses (or the authors personal life and personal stories).
I'm giving the book 2 stars because there are some lessons to be learned here. My favourites were:
1: Bring a notebook about and write down interesting phrases & words from the target language.
2: When learning the language, try to focus on your hobbies when learning terminology and vocabulary - This will make the process fun as well as useful.
3: Don't try to learn complex sentences early on: focus on the basic and compact parts of language that convey true meaning, rather than superfluous over-formulations (kind of like this book).
Can't recommend this book with the exception being people completely new to learning a language which need to take it in slowly.
By Lily Marie
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
The first three chapters of this book tell you why you should learn a language, how to choose a language course and how to get yourself organised. After this, the rest of the book is about how to learn a language. It includes a nice chapter on grammar and another on taking the fear out of actually opening your mouth and using the language to talk to people! A good all round guide to learning a language and worth reading.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
this is a good guide on how to get started on learning a language, either on yur own, in class or via online tutor etc. Gives a lot of information, so may need reading more than once. A good reference book to dip into as and when needed. This book is not specific to one language, the outline and exercises can be used for any language. I wish my local library or book shop had been able to get it, so that I could have looked at it first, but this one is now out of print. Worth tracking down.
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