Comments on: How to Learn a Language in 96 Hours http://www.freepursuits.com/how-to-learn-a-language-in-only-96-hours-of-study-time Strategies for working for yourself and living the life you want Wed, 08 Sep 2010 18:02:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: YoannRomano http://www.freepursuits.com/how-to-learn-a-language-in-only-96-hours-of-study-time#comment-7229 YoannRomano Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:02:31 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1151#comment-7229 Oh, I forgot. You can travel for free with http://www.couchsurfing.org/ in order to be in immersion (in fact according to your article this is the better way to have fast results). Yoann Oh, I forgot.
You can travel for free with http://www.couchsurfing.org/ in order to be in immersion (in fact according to your article this is the better way to have fast results).

Yoann

]]> By: YoannRomano http://www.freepursuits.com/how-to-learn-a-language-in-only-96-hours-of-study-time#comment-7228 YoannRomano Sat, 23 Jan 2010 01:01:24 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1151#comment-7228 Nice article. You can see some Timothy Ferriss' resources : http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/ http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/01/20/learning-language/ In addition I'm working on my English so I can share with you some keys tips : - always define your tools, sofwares, websites (facebook, twitter, forums) in the following langage - always see the signification of a word in a unilanguage dictionary first. Then only if you don't understand the signification you can check it into your mother tongue. - open a journal and share it with friends who are already master in the langage you want to increase. In this way they will help you. Nice to follow you, Yoann Nice article.
You can see some Timothy Ferriss’ resources :
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/
http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/01/20/learning-language/

In addition I’m working on my English so I can share with you some keys tips :
- always define your tools, sofwares, websites (facebook, twitter, forums) in the following langage
- always see the signification of a word in a unilanguage dictionary first. Then only if you don’t understand the signification you can check it into your mother tongue.
- open a journal and share it with friends who are already master in the langage you want to increase. In this way they will help you.

Nice to follow you,
Yoann

]]> By: James http://www.freepursuits.com/how-to-learn-a-language-in-only-96-hours-of-study-time#comment-1658 James Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:09:58 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1151#comment-1658 To be fair, Spanish is one of the Easiest languages for an English person to learn (as well as most other Western-European-language speakers). Of course, that's not to quell your achievement any though. To be fair, Spanish is one of the Easiest languages for an English person to learn (as well as most other Western-European-language speakers). Of course, that’s not to quell your achievement any though.

]]> By: jdbentley http://www.freepursuits.com/how-to-learn-a-language-in-only-96-hours-of-study-time#comment-1247 jdbentley Thu, 16 Jul 2009 18:05:26 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1151#comment-1247 I took 4 years of Spanish classes in high school, one of which was an Advanced Placement course. At the end of the third year, our entire class took a trip to Mexico -- Cancun, Cozumel, Uxmal, Merida. After all that, I do not know any useful Spanish. I can't hear it. Can't speak it. I can vaguely read it and write it. It's okay, though. I don't have much interest in learning Spanish. I'd really like to learn Brazilian Portuguese. I speak with Brazilians all the time and because of that I can read it and write it at a pretty decent level. I suspect if I had a chance to speak with them my learning would go even farther. Immersion is key. I've used Rosetta Stone and my opinion of it is that it's too godawful boring for the price you pay. It is mind-numbing. Like you said, it's great for vocabulary, but it's not practical. It had me saying "The boy is on top of the plane." and "The dog is jumping." I did try MangoLanguages.com when they were beta (and free) and I loved it. I tend to prefer web apps anyway. If I was doing any traveling and needed to learn a language fast I'd get a MangoLanguages subscription. Anyway, awesome post and it reignited my desire to learn a new language! Thanks, man. I took 4 years of Spanish classes in high school, one of which was an Advanced Placement course. At the end of the third year, our entire class took a trip to Mexico — Cancun, Cozumel, Uxmal, Merida.

After all that, I do not know any useful Spanish. I can’t hear it. Can’t speak it. I can vaguely read it and write it.

It’s okay, though. I don’t have much interest in learning Spanish. I’d really like to learn Brazilian Portuguese. I speak with Brazilians all the time and because of that I can read it and write it at a pretty decent level. I suspect if I had a chance to speak with them my learning would go even farther. Immersion is key.

I’ve used Rosetta Stone and my opinion of it is that it’s too godawful boring for the price you pay. It is mind-numbing. Like you said, it’s great for vocabulary, but it’s not practical. It had me saying “The boy is on top of the plane.” and “The dog is jumping.”

I did try MangoLanguages.com when they were beta (and free) and I loved it. I tend to prefer web apps anyway. If I was doing any traveling and needed to learn a language fast I’d get a MangoLanguages subscription.

Anyway, awesome post and it reignited my desire to learn a new language! Thanks, man.

]]> By: Mat http://www.freepursuits.com/how-to-learn-a-language-in-only-96-hours-of-study-time#comment-771 Mat Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:35:28 +0000 http://www.freepursuits.com/?p=1151#comment-771 Hey dude Cool post, but you haven't heard of a resource that blows all the rest of those out of the water. It makes Spanish learning addictive... seriously, my family had to rip me away from it to eat dinner or go to bed. It's from a man named Michel Thomas (now deceased). His beginners and advanced course are both amazing and both will be completed within 15 hours of listening time. I started learning Spanish with it... y ahora, hablo castellano sin problemas. I recommend this to any beginner who asks me the best way to get started. 96 hours of study time is easily enough to get to a good conversational level starting with those courses. Hey dude

Cool post, but you haven’t heard of a resource that blows all the rest of those out of the water. It makes Spanish learning addictive… seriously, my family had to rip me away from it to eat dinner or go to bed.

It’s from a man named Michel Thomas (now deceased). His beginners and advanced course are both amazing and both will be completed within 15 hours of listening time. I started learning Spanish with it… y ahora, hablo castellano sin problemas.

I recommend this to any beginner who asks me the best way to get started.

96 hours of study time is easily enough to get to a good conversational level starting with those courses.

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