“Some of my colleagues who know 3 or 4 languages make 3 or 4 millions a year.
Here is what one of my friends said, I think I will learn another language, make another Million.
Those extra languages are so valuable!” – Jim Rohn
The importance of learning new languages is undeniable. Recently I happen to know The Pimsleur Approach which lays its foundations on the 4 following principles:
- Anticipation
This requires students to anticipate the answer to a question, which is a more active way of learning. - Graduated-interval recall
This is a kinda of space repetition. For example, if a student is introduced to the word, tabao (take away), it will be tested in every seconds, then every mins, every hours then every days. The intervals published in Pimsleur’s paper were: 5 seconds, 25 seconds, 2 minutes, 10 minutes, 1 hour, 5 hours, 1 day, 5 days, 25 days, 4 months, and 2 years. - Core vocabulary
Winston Churchhill said that you really only need 500 words to communicate in another language. That is basically is the idea of core vocabulary, which is the collection of commonly-used words. - Organic learning
The Pimsleur approach doesn’t teach grammar at all. Instead, it focuses on auditory skills, viz. listening and speaking.
Here are some other points I learned through their article & presentation:
– Don’t learn a foreign language from non-native speakers. In other words, only learn from the native speakers, hearing it spoken in everyday situation. => the best way to pick up a new language is to hear it used naturally. This also helps you get the same accent as the native’s. ignore deapp
– Learning writing, grammar rules, etc. before we actually speak it is destructive, completely waste of time.
– Just 30′ a day will just do even if you needs to break it up to several sessions.
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I’m learning Madarin Chinese now. I will update the result soon.
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Read more:
How to Learn Any Language – a bunch of interesting articles
Pimsleur Review – Often Boring, But It Works
All Pimsleur Languages – – Free lessons
In as little as 10 minutes a day, you can learn a new language