Title:
Fluent forever : how to learn any language fast and never forget it / Gabriel Wyner.
Author:
Wyner, Gabriel.
Publication Information:
New York : Harmony Books, [2014]
Call Number:
P53.4115 .W96 2014
Abstract:
For those who have despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is a book that will make the words stick. At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He did not 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. In Fluent Forever Wyner reveals what he has discovered.
Edition:
First edition.
ISBN:
9780385348119
Physical Description:
ix, 326 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
General Note:
Includes index.
Subject Term:
Contents:
1: Introduction: Stab, stab, stab -- Beginnings -- Cheaters occasionally prosper: the three keys to language learning -- The game plan -- How long does fluency take? -- Do this now? The path forward -- 2: Upload : five principles to end forgetting -- Principle 1: Make memories more memorable -- Principle 2: Maximize laziness -- Principle 3: Don't review. Recall. -- Principle 4: Wait, wait! Don't tell me! -- Principle 5: Rewrite the past -- Timing is everything: the end of forgetting -- Do this now: learn to use a spaced repetition system -- 3: Sound play -- Train your ears, rewire your brain -- Train your mouth, get the girl -- Train your eyes, see the patterns -- Do this now: learn your language's sound system -- 4: Word play and the symphony of a word -- Where to begin: we don't talk much about apricots -- Games with words -- The gender of a turnip -- Do this now: learn your first 625 words, music and all -- 5: Sentence play -- The power of input: your language machine -- Simplify, simplify: turning mountains into molehills -- Story time: making patterns memorable -- On Arnold Schwarzeneggar and exploding dogs: Mnemonics for grammar -- The power of output: your custom language class -- Do this now: learn your first sentences -- 6: The language game -- Setting goals: your custom vocabulary -- Words about words -- Reading for pleasure and profit -- Listening comprehension for couch potatoes -- Speech and the game of Taboo -- Do this now: Explore your language -- 7: Epilogue: the benefits and pleasures of learning a language -- The toolbox: -- The gallery: a guide to the flash cards that will teach you your language -- The art of flash cards -- The first gallery: do-it-yourself pronunciation trainers -- The second gallery: your first words -- The third gallery: using and learning your first sentences -- The fourth gallery: one last set of vocabulary cards -- A glossary of terms and tools -- Appendices: -- Appendix 1: Specific language resources -- Appendix 2: Language difficulty estimates -- Appendix 3: Spaced repetition system resources -- Appendix 4: The international phonetic alphabet decoder -- Appendix 5: Your first 625 words -- Appendix 6: How to use this book with your classroom language course -- One last note (about technology) -- Notes -- Acknowlegments -- Index.
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