Author : Gabriel Wyner
Genre : Foreign Language Study
Publisher : Harmony
ISBN : 9780385348102
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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.

Author : Milkyway Media
Genre : Study Aids
Publisher : Milkyway Media
ISBN :
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Buy now to get the main key ideas from Gabriel Wyner’s Fluent Forever Fluent Forever (2014) is a guide for anyone who wants to learn a new language quickly and efficiently. Gabriel Wyner introduces an effective memorization technique and offers step-by-step tips for navigating through the sounds, vocabulary, and grammar of your target language. In every step, you’ll use the memorization technique to speed up the learning process and enhance your listening and reading comprehension as you progress toward fluent speech. Learning a language is one of the most deeply personal experiences you can have. It requires getting inside your head and changing your perceptions, and Wyner addresses that aspect, too.

Author : Richard Roberts
Genre : Foreign Language Study
Publisher : MIT Press
ISBN : 9780262529808
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Forget everything you’ve heard about adult language learning: evidence from cognitive science and psychology prove we can learn foreign languages just as easily as children. An eye-opening study on how adult learners can draw upon skills and knowledge honed over a lifetime to master a foreign language. Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. Once they begin to learn a language, adults may be further discouraged when they find the methods used to teach children don't seem to work for them. What is an adult language learner to do? In this book, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on insights from psychology and cognitive science to show that adults can master a foreign language if they bring to bear the skills and knowledge they have honed over a lifetime. Adults shouldn't try to learn as children do; they should learn like adults. Roberts and Kreuz report evidence that adults can learn new languages even more easily than children. Children appear to have only two advantages over adults in learning a language: they acquire a native accent more easily, and they do not suffer from self-defeating anxiety about learning a language. Adults, on the other hand, have the greater advantages—gained from experience—of an understanding of their own mental processes and knowing how to use language to do things. Adults have an especially advantageous grasp of pragmatics, the social use of language, and Roberts and Kreuz show how to leverage this metalinguistic ability in learning a new language. Learning a language takes effort. But if adult learners apply the tools acquired over a lifetime, it can be enjoyable and rewarding.

Author : Jeff Blum
Genre : Foreign Language Study
Publisher : Jeff Blum
ISBN :
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Learning a language can be a daunting process. Should you self-study? Take a course? Buy a software program? Hire a private tutor? What kinds of learning systems are available and which might be right for you? How about the myriad online resources available? And, very importantly, where should you begin? Oh, by the way, how long will all this effort take anyway? You will find the answers to these questions in this short but thorough guide to learning a foreign language. Author Jeff Blum has taught English and studied four languages (Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese and Thai), but he still struggles just as anyone must when learning a language. Jeff did extensive research on all aspects of language learning in an effort to improve his own efforts and he has carefully curated that research into this guide to help you with your efforts as well. In the book you will find: 1. A look at the systems and techniques advocated by various language learning experts and sites. 2. A consideration of personal factors in learning a language (motivation, personality, goals, etc.). 3. A discussion of the 8 language learning blocks with recommended resources for tackling each. 4. An overview of the most popular language learning products on the market (Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, Pimsleur, etc.). 5. A comprehensive set of resources to aid you with whatever approach to study you pursue. Whether you are young or old, beginner or advanced, studying your first foreign language or your fifth, there is something for you in this book. If you are a language teacher, this book might help you better understand what your students are up against while giving you ideas and extra resources to aid your teaching efforts.

Author : Katherine Brown-Hoekstra
Genre : Business & Economics
Publisher : XML Press
ISBN : 9781492020233
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File Download : 174 page
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The Language of Localization defines 52 terms that every business professional should know, even professionals who do not specialize in localization. In a global market, every business person needs to understand the importance of localization and be able to speak intelligently with localization professionals. Each term was authored by an expert practitioner who provided a short definition, a statement of why that term is important, and an essay that explains why a business professional or localization practitioner should understand the term. The Language of Localization covers everything from basic terms, such as translation, to the latest concepts, such as augmented translation and machine translation. In addition there are short definitions of 70 additional business, linguistics, and standards terms. For those who want to dig deeper, there are more than 150 references for further exploration. Expertly compiled and edited by Katherine Brown-Hoekstra, this book is a useful reference for localization experts, managers, students, and any business person who works in a global market.

Author : R. A. Benson
Genre : Self-Help
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN : 9781387220694
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ÒQuantum Genius: Awaken Your Sleeping Genius, Ó is a testament to enhanced human potential focused on activating, educating, motivating and re-calibrating the reader in every possible way. This book delivers on an ambitious title and contains an arsenal of mind-expanding content. Quantum Genius gives the reader an opportunity to make good on any intentions to be a better individual, by offering lessons on: increased memory, mental math, speed reading, communication skills, self-confidence, creativity and much more. This book is the closest thing to a genius-level brain transplant that you can get.

Author : Noumane Rahouti
Genre : Education
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN : 9781475833904
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Optimal Language Learning describes the effective, idiosyncratic approaches of five highly gifted language learners and discerns patterns among their stories of success.

Author : Joel Weinberger
Genre : Psychology
Publisher : Guilford Publications
ISBN : 9781462541096
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File Download : 396 page
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Weaving together state-of-the-art research, theory, and clinical insights, this book provides a new understanding of the unconscious and its centrality in human functioning. The authors review heuristics, implicit memory, implicit learning, attribution theory, implicit motivation, automaticity, affective versus cognitive salience, embodied cognition, and clinical theories of unconscious functioning. They integrate this work with cognitive neuroscience views of the mind to create an empirically supported model of the unconscious. Arguing that widely used psychotherapies--including both psychodynamic and cognitive approaches--have not kept pace with current science, the book identifies promising directions for clinical practice.

Author : Christine Konstantinidis
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN : 9783750497160
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File Download : 394 page
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This book contains hundreds of tips for learning languages with motivation and success. Help yourself wherever you want to, try this and try that and decide what you want to keep up. It is up to you to decide! Give some unconventional tips a chance, be open-minded and try out different possibilities and suggestions. And have fun!

Author : Ben Aldridge
Genre : Self-Help
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
ISBN : 9781786783790
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File Download : 248 page
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''A really great and novel way to encourage people to push themselves beyond their comfort zone and engender self-reliance.'' -- Levison Wood After debilitating anxiety and panic attacks began to impact his daily life, Ben Aldridge decided to tackle his mental health issues in a creative way. His journey led him on a year of completing weird and wonderful challenges in the name of self-improvement. By deliberately leaving his comfort zone and enduring difficulties, Ben completely changed his life. Ice-cold showers, eating repulsive insects, running marathons, sleeping in unusual places, wearing ridiculous clothes and learning to solve the Rubik's cube in under a minute are some of the ways Ben has pushed his body and mind to learn more, endure more and conquer more. Varying in length, difficulty and category, Ben explains how to complete each challenge, how it changed his life and how you can push yourself with this practical method of self-development. From learning a new language to climbing a mountain, see how far you can challenge yourself to overcome your fears and self-imposed limitations. Packed with useful tips and tricks from Stoicism, Buddhism, CBT and popular psychology, this book encourages us to face our fears, embrace adversity and leave our comfort zones. Are you ready to get uncomfortable and build a more resilient mindset?