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Foreign Language Study. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. Self Help. HTML:NATIONAL BESTSELLER â?˘ For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick.
 
â??A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.â?ťâ??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 didnâ??t learn them in schoolâ??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 resourcesâ??and here he wants to show others what heâ??s discovered.
 
Starting with pronunciation, youâ??ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. Youâ??ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, youâ??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, youâ??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 langua
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Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It by Gabriel Wyner (2014)

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This book proposes three basic keys to language learning:
1. Learn pronunciation first
2. Don’t translate
3. Use spaced repetition systems (an “SRS”, like Anki)
It also has some other things building on those, but the main focus is on using an SRS to achieve your goals. Helpfully, it goes into how to use what are basically flash cards to learn more complex mnemonic devices, as well as abstract concepts and grammar. This is really where the book shines. It could however benefit from more non-English examples just to act as full L2 example cards. It does, surprisingly and refreshingly, argue for the benefits of creating your own cards instead of downloading or reusing someone else’s. Overall, a lot of practical language-learning advice that I look forward to experimenting with. ( )
  ryanfb | Feb 24, 2024 |
The Bible of language learning. By far and away the most practical guide I've ever read on how to go about learning a language without resorting to eye-catching false promises like "fluent in 3 months". Would recommend for any budding language learner.

In fairness, as with education more widely, most things "work" - so it is about finding an approach you can stick with. ( )
  soylee22 | Jun 21, 2022 |
This guide is really helpful for learning new languages AND pushing past your plateau in languages you already know. The author provides detailed tips and tons of outside resources to use! ( )
  Sennie_V | Mar 22, 2022 |
I’ve retained the words learned through this flash card method. The explanations of current memory/language acquisition research was valuable, and I share insights from that with people regularly. He also introduced me to frequency dictionaries — these are so cool.

I continue to lack the self discipline to really become fluent. ( )
  invisiblecityzen | Mar 13, 2022 |
This had several tips worth incorporating, and I like how the reasoning behind each was explained. Worth reading. ( )
  JorgeousJotts | Dec 3, 2021 |
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Foreign Language Study. Self-Improvement. Nonfiction. Self Help. HTML:NATIONAL BESTSELLER â?˘ For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick.
 
â??A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.â?ťâ??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 didnâ??t learn them in schoolâ??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 resourcesâ??and here he wants to show others what heâ??s discovered.
 
Starting with pronunciation, youâ??ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. Youâ??ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, youâ??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, youâ??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 langua

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