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How to Learn Any Language: Quickly, Easily, Inexpensively, Enjoyably and on Your Own (Paperback)

by Barry Farber (Author)
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  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Citadel Press (11 Feb 1993)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0806512717
  • ISBN-13: 978-0806512716
  • Product Dimensions: 20.9 x 13.7 x 1.5 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 29,200 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Tells how to learn a foreign language by using all available language tools, taking advantage of brief moments of free time, using a special vocabulary memory system, and reading publications and watching movies in the language one's learning.

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Good book but ..., 15 Aug 2001
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This book contains some very useful tips on how to learn a foreign language. Unfortunately these only take up about 2 pages. The rest is filled with stories about the authors experiences learning languages. Some reviewers like this but I just found them very tiresome.

This isn't a bad book but don't expect it to totally transform the way you learn.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it before you start learning, 30 Jan 2004
By Nicholas Dunn (UK) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book on the strength of recommendations on several language-learning websites and afterwards I was very glad that I'd read it within the first few weeks of starting to learn another language. I'm sure that by employing the methods given here I've managed to adopt a more intelligent approach to my language studies that's made the best use of my available time.
Although a lot of the book consists of anecdotes and other padding, the material relating to studying and learning a language is all helpful, especially to someone learning a new language for the first time. A lot of material is the sort of thing that seems obvious after you've been told, while other material is the same as the advice given in more general guides to self-study. That said it's all useful and it doesn't hurt to be reminded about good study habits.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful book, 9 Jul 1999
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This is one of the first books I read before trying to learn Russian. While a linguist said some of the ideas in it were ridiculous, using them really helped me a lot.

Includes sections on what kind of resources to get (books, cassettes, videos, dictionaries, grammar...) and how to remember words. I've got a pathetic memory, so that was a lot of help.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Overrated !!
This book is contradictory and really just a "flash in the pan". The authors proficiency in multiple languages drew my attention. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Perspicatious

3.0 out of 5 stars It's OK
When I saw this book at Barnes and Noble, I had to buy it since I was interested in learning languages. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Brandon Simpson

4.0 out of 5 stars "All learning is good"
If nothing more, with an open mind this book should prove an interesting read for those with only the slightest interest ranging to the avid language enthusiast. Read more
Published 18 months ago by William J. Bale

2.0 out of 5 stars You can learn more just searching on google for 10 minutes
While it is interesting to read about Barry Farber's language learning experiences, and while his book gives you occasional insights into the languages that he has learned,... Read more
Published on 13 Jun 2007 by M. Roddison

4.0 out of 5 stars Inspirational!
I saw this book mentioned on a fellow linguist's website and was delighted to get a 2nd hand copy here on Amazon. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Very Valuable Book
In this entertaining and inspirational book, Barry Farber passes on what he has learned during a lifetime of learning languages. Read more
Published on 18 Jun 1999

4.0 out of 5 stars good book! Original idea, but the method is very basic
The author argues that everybody should want to learn languages, that it is easy and it can be fun. The way to do it, so this book argues, is to use multiple methods, to worry... Read more
Published on 7 May 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Langauge-Learning inspirational tool
I read this book when I was 13, and it inspired me to learn a lot of languages. It includes everything you need: From how to approach someone with whom you want to converse in... Read more
Published on 4 May 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A great book for ANY language lover!!
I bought this book when I first began to think I MIGHT want to learn another language. Just reading this book was enough to convince me. Read more
Published on 31 Dec 1997

5.0 out of 5 stars Farber speaks 32 languages and shows you how he did it!
The essence of this text is a speed-learning system for learning languages. Farber's genius involves taking language learning down from 1 hour lessons to using spare time in the... Read more
Published on 18 May 1996

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