![]() ![]() For learning grammar, I suggest you read this short article. This post will focus on vocabulary and subject matter. In simple terms, you first decide what to learn, based on usage frequency (priority) you then filter materials based on your likelihood of continued study and review, or adherence (interest) lastly, you determine how to learn the material most efficiently (process). The ideal system - and progression - is based on three elements in this order…Įffectiveness, adherence, and efficiency refer to the “what”, “why”, and “how” of learning a target language, respectively. Some background on my language obsession, from an earlier post on learning outside of classes:įrom the academic environments of Princeton University (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian) and the Middlebury Language Schools (Japanese), to the disappointing results observed as a curriculum designer at Berlitz International (Japanese, English), I have sought for more than 10 years to answer a simple question: why do most language classes simply not work? Principles of cognitive neuroscience and time management can be applied to attain conversational fluency (here defined as 95%+ comprehension and 100% expressive abilities) in 1-3 months. Language learning need not be complicated. ![]() The Okano Isao judo textbook I used to learn Japanese grammar. ![]()
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