Download or read book Fluent Forever written by Gabriel Wyner and published by Harmony. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick. “A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school—who does? Rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.

Download or read book French Immersion in Canada A critical evaluation of current findings and proposals for an improvement of teaching methods leading to greater effectiveness in L2 teaching written by Eric Mühle and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2001-10-24 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2000 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0 (B), University of Duisburg-Essen (Institute for Foreign Language Philology - Anglistics/American Studies), course: Advanced Seminar: Bilingualism, language: English, abstract: Introduction French Immersion in Canada has long been considered as one of the most efficient programs to promote “real” bilingualism. A lot of research has been carried out in that field and mainly stated positive results for this special way of learning a second language. But if one goes deeper into the literature concerned with that subject, one encounters more and more critical voices doubting the proverbial effectiveness of these programs. This paper shall provide a critical evaluation of the findings, research provided in respect to the effectiveness of immersion programs in Canada. Furthermore, proposals for new teaching techniques, which shall make the immersion classroom more efficient, will be described and evaluated. At the beginning of this paper, a short introduction to immersion education is given, including a definition of the term “immersion” and a presentation of the key features of Canadian Immersion Education, followed by an abstract of the history of immersion education in chapter 2. The following section describes the conception of different types of immersion programs, along with findings concerning their effectiveness. This shall help the reader to gain a complete picture of the pros and cons of a specific type of program. The main part of this paper (chapter 4) starts with a critical evaluation of the results presented in previous chapters and tries to assess whether these programs are a suitable tool for the acquisition of native-like performance in a second language. Chapter 5 offers a selection of four different teaching methods which can make – if they are applied correctly – the immersion classroom more efficient. The paper concludes with a summary of the most important results, trying to provide a critical evaluation of immersion as such. [...]

Download or read book How to Learn French in a Year written by Benjamin Houy and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-06-11 with total page 124 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each of us has the potential to learn French, read French books, and speak French fluently.How do some people become fluent faster than others? Is it a specific "language learning gene" that those people possess? No. It's the tools and techniques that make learning easier and more enjoyable.How to Learn French in a Year outlines the step-by-step process you need to take to go from stumbling your way through conversation, to mastering the four core language skills - read, write, listen, and speak.From the minute you begin using the tools and techniques outlined in How to Learn French in a Year you'll be addicted to the process. You'll discover: How to avoid some of the most common mistakes people make when learning French. Three simple ingredients needed to become fluent in French. How to finally pronounce French words in a way that sounds like a native. How to avoid going crazy while trying to understand French grammar. The little-known method polyglots use that'll help you learn French words - and never forget them! How to create a virtual immersion environment. The best resources to help you become an even better French speaker. And more... Whether you're just starting out on your journey to learn French, or whether you're not making much progress in your efforts to learn the language, How to Learn French in a Year will work as your secret weapon to conquer this language once and for all.

Download or read book New French With Ease written by Anthony Bulger and published by Assimil Gmbh. This book was released on 1998-06-01 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Méthode d'apprentissage du français pour anglophones.

Download or read book The Way of the Linguist written by Steve Kaufmann and published by AuthorHouse. This book was released on 2005-11 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey. It is now a cliché that the world is a smaller place. We think nothing of jumping on a plane to travel to another country or continent. The most exotic locations are now destinations for mass tourism. Small business people are dealing across frontiers and language barriers like never before. The Internet brings different languages and cultures to our finger-tips. English, the hybrid language of an island at the western extremity of Europe seems to have an unrivalled position as an international medium of communication. But historically periods of cultural and economic domination have never lasted forever. Do we not lose something by relying on the wide spread use of English rather than discovering other languages and cultures? As citizens of this shrunken world, would we not be better off if we were able to speak a few languages other than our own? The answer is obviously yes. Certainly Steve Kaufmann thinks so, and in his busy life as a diplomat and businessman he managed to learn to speak nine languages fluently and observe first hand some of the dominant cultures of Europe and Asia. Why do not more people do the same? In his book The Way of The Linguist, A language learning odyssey, Steve offers some answers. Steve feels anyone can learn a language if they want to. He points out some of the obstacles that hold people back. Drawing on his adventures in Europe and Asia, as a student and businessman, he describes the rewards that come from knowing languages. He relates his evolution as a language learner, abroad and back in his native Canada and explains the kind of attitude that will enable others to achieve second language fluency. Many people have taken on the challenge of language learning but have been frustrated by their lack of success. This book offers detailed advice on the kind of study practices that will achieve language breakthroughs. Steve has developed a language learning system available online at: www.thelinguist.com.

Download or read book New Method of Learning the French Language written by Jean Gustave Keetels and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Serial and Oral Method of Teaching Languages Adapted to the French written by L. Manesca and published by . This book was released on 1856 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Studies in French Applied Linguistics written by Dalila Ayoun and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studies in French Applied Linguistics invites the reader to adopt a broad perspective on applied linguistics, illustrating the fascinating multifaceted work researchers are conducted in so many various, inter-connected subfields. The five chapters of the first part are dedicated to the first and second language acquisition of French in various settings: First language acquisition by normal children from a generative perspective and by children with Specific Language Impairment; second language acquisition in Canadian immersion settings, from a neurolinguistic approach to phonology and natural language processing and CALL. The six chapters of the second part explore the contribution of French in various subfields of applied linguistics such as an anthropological approach to literacy issues in Guadeloupean Kréyòl, literacy issues in new technologies, phonological and lexical innovations in the banlieues, French in North Africa, language planning and policy in Quebec, as well as the emerging field of forensic linguistics from an historical perspective.

Download or read book Bilingual Education in Ontario written by Merrill Swain and published by Toronto, Ont. : Minister of Education. This book was released on 1981 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report constitutes a synthesis of 10 years of research which was conducted to assist Ontario boards of education in implementing and evaluating French immersion programs in their jurisdictions. The immersion programs evaluated include three major alternatives: (1) the early total French immersion programs of the Carleton, Ottawa, and Toronto Boards of Education; (2) the early partial French immersion program of the Elgin County Board of Education; and (3) the late partial French immersion program of the Peel County Board of Education. Reference is also made to evaluations of similar immersion programs evaluated by other researchers in Ontario and throughout Canada. The report includes a description of the programs and information on the characteristics of some other bilingual education programs found in Ontario. In addition, the following information is provided: (1) discussion of the specific research questions and the research design; (2) presentation of the evaluation findings concerning the linguistic effects; (3) presentation of the findings on the academic effects; and (4) discussion of some social and psychological dimensions of French immersion programs. A bibliography is included on immersion education in Canada and the United States. (Author/AMH)

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress and published by . This book was released on with total page 2024 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book One Sip at a Time written by Keith Van Sickle and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can a two-career couple really pick up stakes and move to Provence?Keith and Val had a dream ? to live in Provence, the land of brilliant sunlight, charming hilltop villages and the deep blue waters of the Mediterranean.But there were two problems: they weren't French speakers and they had full-time jobs. So they came up with a plan?Follow their adventures (and misadventures) as they quit their jobs, become consultants and split their time between two countries. Laugh along as they build a life in Provence, slowly mastering a new language and making friends with the locals over long meals and just a bit too much wine.This light and breezy memoir is full of wry observations on France, like the power of cheese to sway elections, the right and wrong ways for men to kiss each other, and the law requiring that blood donors must speak French.If you've ever dreamed of changing gears and learning what joie de vivre is really all about, you won't want to miss this delightful book.

Download or read book Immersion Education written by Robert Keith Johnson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1997-07-13 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Within bilingual education, more and more programs are adopting the option of immersion education, in which a second language is used as the medium of instruction. This volume illustrates the implementation immersion education in North America, Europe, Asia, the Pacific, and Africa, showing its use in programs ranging from preprimary to tertiary level and demonstrating how it can function in foreign language teaching, for teaching a minority language to members of the language majority, for reviving or supporting languages at risk of extinction, and for helping learners acquire a language needed for wider communication or career advancement. A final section reviews lessons learned from experiences with immersion and explores new directions the approach is taking. This text will be of interest to teachers, teacher educators, and others involved in bilingual education.

Download or read book Library of Congress Subject Headings written by Library of Congress. Cataloging Policy and Support Office and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 1688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Practice in a Second Language written by Robert DeKeyser and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2007-03-12 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume focuses on 'practice' from a theoretical perspective and includes implications for the classroom.

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Download or read book The Practical French Teacher Or A New Method of Learning to Read Write and Speak the French Language written by Norman Pinney and published by . This book was released on 1849 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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