How to Learn Any Language.pdf

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1、HowtoLearnAnyLanguageQuickly,Easily,Inexpensively,EnjoyablyandOnYourOwnbyBarryFarberFounderoftheLanguageClub/NationallySyndicatedTalkShowHostToBibiandCelia,forthepleasureofhelpingteachthemtheirfirstlanguage,followedbythepleasureofhavingthemthenteachmetheirsecond!ContentsAcknowledgement

2、sIntroductionPartI:MyStoryALifeofLanguageLearningPartII:TheSystemDoAsINowSay,NotAsIThenDidPsychUpFrenchorTagalog:ChoosingaLanguageGatheringYourToolsTheMultipleTrackAttackHiddenMomentsHarryLorayne’sMagicMemoryAidThePlungeMotivationsLanguagePowertothePeopleBacktoBasicsLastWordsBeforetheW

3、eddingPartIII:AppendicesTheLanguageClubThePrincipalLanguagesoftheWorldFarber’sLanguageReviewsAcknowledgementsIwanttothankmyeditor,BruceShostak,withoutwhoseskillandpatiencemuchofthisbookwouldhavebeenintelligibleonlytootherswho’vehadablindingpassionforforeignlanguagessince1944.Ifurtherth

4、ankmypublisher,StevenSchragis,forventuringintopublishingterritoryheretoforeofficiallylistedas“uninteresting”.Dr.HenryUrbanski,FounderandHeadoftheNewPaltzLanguageImmersionInstitute,wasgoodenoughtoreviewkeyportionsofthemanuscriptandoffertoweringlyhelpfulamendments.Dr.Urbanski’sassociate,

5、Dr.HansWeber,wassupremelyhelpfulinsafeguardingagainsterror.IfurtherwishtothankallmyfellowlanguageloversfromaroundtheworldwhointerruptedtheirconversationsatpracticepartiesoftheLanguageClubtoserveaswillingguineapigsformyquestionsandexperimentationsintheirnativelanguages.HowtoLearnAnyLang

6、uageIntroductionThismaybethemostfrequentlytoldjokeintheworld–it’srepeatedeverydayinalmosteverylanguage:“Whatdoyoucallapersonwhospeakstwolanguages?”“Bilingual.”“Whatdoyoucallapersonwhospeaksthreelanguages?”“Trilingual.”“Whatdoyoucallapersonwhospeaksfourlanguages?”“Quadrilingual.”“Whatdo

7、youcallapersonwhospeaksonlyonelanguage?”“AnAmerican!”Withyourhelpthisbookcanwipethatsmileofftheworld’sface.ThereasonAmericanshavebeensuchnotoriouslypoorlanguagelearnersuptonowistwofold:1.We’veneverreallyhadtolearnotherpeoples’languagesbefore,and2.Almostallforeignlanguageinstructionav