RE: Learning a language
August 22, 2012 at 5:05 am
(This post was last modified: August 22, 2012 at 5:10 am by 5thHorseman.)
^^^^ ignore rosetta stone. Pimsleur is good, Rosetta Stone is bad. Michel Thomas stuff is good too.
L-R Method is essential for being able to read and listen to the other language. This method consists of reading a book (simple ones at first) in your native language, and listening to the same book in audiobook in the new language. Once the book is read and listened too, you then read it in the target language and listen again in the target language, you start to pick apart the words which sounded lilke a jumbled mess, immediately. No shit. You do need to do this in 8-10hrs a day, it's a serious undertaking but is the fastest way to learning a language, bar none, nothing is even close. You can understand at least 90-95% of a language within 200hrs. That goes quickly in 10hr batches.
Then you progress to other books......Harry Potters are good for this, as are the Treasure Island and other kids books. Then move on to simpler adult books like Da Vinci code etc.
Skype language exchange is good too to for pronounciation, and you help the other person learn your language too.
EDIT: But this is just reading and listening, but imo that is more important. Michel Thomas and Pimsleur(too expensive for my liking) are for speech.
What language are you wanting to learn Stu? I may be able to help you more.
L-R Method is essential for being able to read and listen to the other language. This method consists of reading a book (simple ones at first) in your native language, and listening to the same book in audiobook in the new language. Once the book is read and listened too, you then read it in the target language and listen again in the target language, you start to pick apart the words which sounded lilke a jumbled mess, immediately. No shit. You do need to do this in 8-10hrs a day, it's a serious undertaking but is the fastest way to learning a language, bar none, nothing is even close. You can understand at least 90-95% of a language within 200hrs. That goes quickly in 10hr batches.
Then you progress to other books......Harry Potters are good for this, as are the Treasure Island and other kids books. Then move on to simpler adult books like Da Vinci code etc.
Skype language exchange is good too to for pronounciation, and you help the other person learn your language too.
EDIT: But this is just reading and listening, but imo that is more important. Michel Thomas and Pimsleur(too expensive for my liking) are for speech.
What language are you wanting to learn Stu? I may be able to help you more.
