Author: Giles Murray
Publisher: Kodansha
ISBN: 9784770023025
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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A collection of alternative and fun techniques for learning Japanese. This book contains lively commentaries, comical illustrations and brain-teasing puzzles. 13 Secrets for Speaking Fluent Japanese presents tested shortcuts for Japanese language acquisition. Identifying two groups of people who actively and effectively study Japanese to the point of fluency-successful non-native learners and Japanese children-Giles Murray has collected from both groups the most rewarding and universal techniques which can be put to immediate use by both beginner and advanced
Author: Richard Roberts
Publisher: MIT Press
ISBN: 0262529807
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 245
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Forget everything you’ve heard about adult language learning: evidence from cognitive science and psychology prove we can learn foreign languages just as easily as children. An eye-opening study on how adult learners can master a foreign lanugage by drawing on skills and knowledge honed over a lifetime. Adults who want to learn a foreign language are often discouraged because they believe they cannot acquire a language as easily as children. Once they begin to learn a language, adults may be further discouraged when they find the methods used to teach children don't seem to work for them. What is an adult language learner to do? In this book, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on insights from psychology and cognitive science to show that adults can master a foreign language if they bring to bear the skills and knowledge they have honed over a lifetime. Adults shouldn't try to learn as children do; they should learn like adults. Roberts and Kreuz report evidence that adults can learn new languages even more easily than children. Children appear to have only two advantages over adults in learning a language: they acquire a native accent more easily, and they do not suffer from self-defeating anxiety about learning a language. Adults, on the other hand, have the greater advantages—gained from experience—of an understanding of their own mental processes and knowing how to use language to do things. Adults have an especially advantageous grasp of pragmatics, the social use of language, and Roberts and Kreuz show how to leverage this metalinguistic ability in learning a new language. Learning a language takes effort. But if adult learners apply the tools acquired over a lifetime, it can be enjoyable and rewarding.
Author: Whitney Nelson
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781999263119
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 86
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This book is specially written for older students (25+) of the English language who wishes to improve his/her English fluency to the next level but seems to have hit a plateau. Regardless of what actions are taken, progression is slow or limited.
Author: Whitney Nelson
Publisher: Whitney Nelson
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 94
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The Secret to Speak Fluent English This book is specially written for advanced students of the English language who wishes to improve his/her English fluency to the next level but seems to have hit a plateau. Regardless of what actions are taken, progression is slow or limited. Here is a checklist to see if this guide is for you. You Are an Advanced English Speaker If.. ✔ You can understand 70% of an English speaking movie. ✔ You can answer simple questions in a conversation, but you have a hard time elaborate your points when trying to explain in more details. ✔ You can have a short conversation, but you stutter sometimes when you speak. ✔ You can write better than you speak. ✔ You stutter when you try to speak fast. ✔ You can speak quite well, but you have a strong accent. If one of those sounds familiar to you, perhaps you have found the right book. This book is essential for you to break through and not only improving your spoken skills but developing them so well that you can speak like a native English speaker. Armed with the proven tips, tricks, and techniques in this book, you’ll discover that you’ll be soaring to an entirely new and exciting level of learning within days. On top of that, these guidelines can be used nearly effortlessly. Proven Technique That Works You’ll discover what “shadowing” is and how it can painlessly take you to a supreme status in your studies. You’ll also learn about a related method of learning to pronounce English fearlessly. It’s called the “scriptorium method.” Once you try it you’ll realize why so many people praise its effectiveness. English is not an easy language to learn. But if you are using proper methods to learn and speak, you’ll find that your next level of learning is just a click away. Learn and adopt these techniques, tips, and many more secrets revealed in this book, and your English fluency will be on a whole different level in 60 days ! Remember: Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect. Download Now and Start Speaking Fluent English!
Author: Jerry Johns
Publisher: Kendall Hunt
ISBN: 9780787291433
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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Author: Gabriel Wyner
Publisher: Harmony
ISBN: 038534810X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • For anyone who wants to learn a foreign language, this is the method that will finally make the words stick. “A brilliant and thoroughly modern guide to learning new languages.”—Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Guitar Zero At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t 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—and here he wants to show others what he’s discovered. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You’ll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you’ll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you’ll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.
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Publisher: jideon francisco marques
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 1132
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This book is essential for you to break through and not only improving your spoken skills, but developing them so well that you can speak like a native English speaker.Armed with the proven tips, tricks and techniques in this book, you’ll discover that you’ll be soaring to an entirely new and exciting level of learning within days. On top of that, these guidelines can be used nearly effortlessly.Proven Technique That WorksYou’ll discover what “shadowing” is and how it can painlessly take you to a supreme status in your studies. You’ll also learn about a related method of learning to pronounce English fearlessly. It’s called the “scriptorium method.” Once you try it you’ll realize why so many people praise its effectiveness.English is not an easy language to learn. But if you are using proper methods to learn and speak, you’ll find that your next level of learning is just a click away. Learn and adopt these techniques, tips, and many more secrets revealed in this book, and your English fluency will be in a whole different level in 60 days !Remember: Practice doesn't make perfect. Perfect practice makes perfect.Download Now and Start Speaking Fluent English! Leia menos
Author: Reuven M. Lerner
Publisher: Manning Publications
ISBN: 1617295507
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 246
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The only way to master a skill is to practice. In Python Workout, author Reuven M. Lerner guides you through 50 carefully selected exercises that invite you to flex your programming muscles. As you take on each new challenge, you’ll build programming skill and confidence. Summary The only way to master a skill is to practice. In Python Workout, author Reuven M. Lerner guides you through 50 carefully selected exercises that invite you to flex your programming muscles. As you take on each new challenge, you’ll build programming skill and confidence. The thorough explanations help you lock in what you’ve learned and apply it to your own projects. Along the way, Python Workout provides over four hours of video instruction walking you through the solutions to each exercise and dozens of additional exercises for you to try on your own. Purchase of the print book includes a free eBook in PDF, Kindle, and ePub formats from Manning Publications. About the technology To become a champion Python programmer you need to work out, building mental muscle with your hands on the keyboard. Each carefully selected exercise in this unique book adds to your Python prowess—one important skill at a time. About the book Python Workout presents 50 exercises that focus on key Python 3 features. In it, expert Python coach Reuven Lerner guides you through a series of small projects, practicing the skills you need to tackle everyday tasks. You’ll appreciate the clear explanations of each technique, and you can watch Reuven solve each exercise in the accompanying videos. What's inside 50 hands-on exercises and solutions Coverage of all Python data types Dozens more bonus exercises for extra practice About the reader For readers with basic Python knowledge. About the author Reuven M. Lerner teaches Python and data science to companies around the world. Table of Contents 1 Numeric types 2 Strings 3 Lists and tuples 4 Dictionaries and sets 5 Files 6 Functions 7 Functional programming with comprehensions 8 Modules and packages 9 Objects 10 Iterators and generators
Author: Julian Northbrook
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781082153181
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 137
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Do you speak English confidently? Or are you paralysed by fear? It's hard enough to learn English. But when you're not confident? It's even harder. This book will take you through the confident English speaking mindset and will show you how to speak with confidence next time (and every time) you speak English. I was never confident... When I was younger I was shy and not confident in front of people. And this held me back and made improving my second language hard. I never took the opportunities I had to really use my Japanese... because I was afraid. Fearless Fluency will show you how to speak English confidently and fluently Yes, I've been there. And this is why I know you CAN overcome your fear of speaking English if you want to. If you want to speak English confidently and be more confident in your everyday life, it's likely you're going to need to make changes to the way that you think and behave. But pay attention, apply the lessons I share, and your confidence will grow. Here's just some of what you'll learn Why some people succeed in English, and others fail (make your YOU succeed). what confidence REALLY is (hint: it's probably not what you think, and this is making it hard for you to overcome your fear). A lesson from the film Jurassic World that could help you speak confident English (and be happier in life in general). How to stand out as confident in English, and gain the respect of everyone around you. The "Three Fears" of speaking English as a second language (and how to overcome them easily, by yourself). The evolutionary reason you feel nervous and afraid when you have to speak English (and the shocking truth about human beings... but just knowing this is enough to break the bad habit). How the most famous, successful people in the world became successful... and how you can (and should) copy what they did with your English. The true meaning of "failure" that you won't find in any dictionary. The unconventional secret to doing any interview confidently in English. How to eliminate embarrassment from your life quickly and easily. A lesson from one of the world's most successful beer brands that you can (and should) apply to everything you do. One simple habit that has nothing to do with speaking English... BUT can help you to be much more confident in English. WHo is Julian? Julian Northbrook is an unconventional punk of the business English learning world. A leading expert in English education and direct response marketing, he's fully equipped to drag you kicking and screaming from English-mediocracy to speaking at an outstanding level. After being turned down for his dream job in the art industry, Julian suffered three long years as a crap Japanese speaker. He understands exactly what it's like to feel like a total idiot every time you speak. But Julian overcame his language problems, mastered the language, and went on to work first as a freelance translator, then as an executive member of a Japanese company. But he soon grew sick of the corporate world and left to do something more satisfying - teaching people how to speak English at an extraordinary level.
Author: Ielts Success IELTS Success Associates
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781500983895
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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IELTS Speaking Test Practice - IELTS Speaking Exam Preparation & Language Practice for the Academic Purposes and General Training Modules by IELTS Success Associates contains 16 IELTS practice speaking tests. This book will help you improve your grammar, language skills, vocabulary and fluency for the IELTS speaking test. IELTS Speaking Test Practice is designed for upper-intermediate to advanced learners of English. This study guide is conveniently organised into 8 parts: PART 1: How to improve your speaking test score The study guide begins with an overview of the IELTS speaking test format. It also provides you with tips and techniques to improve your speaking test score. PART 2: Grammar and sentence construction on the speaking exam You will learn what aspects of grammar and what types of sentence construction examiners are looking for in each part of your interview. PART 3: Using conditional sentences on the IELTS speaking tasks There are exercises teaching you how to use conditional sentences in order to get a higher score. PART 4: Sample speaking exam 1 Complete speaking exam with the following sections for each of the three IELTS speaking tasks: Overview of each of the tasks, explaining the format and pointing out what is expected of you Tips for preparing for each of the tasks, with in-depth explanations Sample responses for each task with exercises and explanations PART 5: Useful conversational phrases In the next section of the study guide, we provide useful conversational phrases for you to practise for your speaking test. PART 6: Vocabulary improvement There is also a special section on how to improve your vocabulary for the IELTS speaking text. You will study lists of words for the topics most commonly tested on the IELTS speaking exam. PART 7: Three more complete IELTS speaking practice exams with model responses The book then has teacher''s comments on each task. There are also exercises that ask you to analyse how the vocabulary, grammar and phrases are used in the sample responses. Each of the three speaking practice exams has three tasks each, just like the real IELTS speaking test. There are twelve speaking tasks, and texts for twelve model responses are provided. PART 8: Twelve additional speaking practice tests The twelve additional speaking tests are on these topics: Culture and Cultural Events Education Environment Family and Friends Food and Nutrition Free Time, Hobbies and Leisure Newspapers, Media and Technology Role Models Shopping and Consumerism Television Transport Travel and Tourism See a free sample of this book: For a free sample of this book, please click on the "Look Inside" icon on the top left corner of this page. You may also be interested in our other IELTS publications: IELTS Listening Practice Tests - IELTS Self-Study Exam Preparation Book: For IELTS for Academic Purposes and General Training Modules For our "IELTS Listening Practice Tests Audio CD" go to: www.amazon.com/IELTS-Listening-Practice-Tests-Audio/dp/B00MEVO89M/ IELTS Vocabulary: IELTS Words for the IELTS for Academic Purposes English Test IELTS Reading Practice Tests: IELTS Guide for Self-Study Test Preparation for IELTS for Academic Purposes IELTS Writing Coursebook with IELTS Grammar Preparation and Language Practice: IELTS Essay Writing Guide for Task 1 of the Academic Module and Task 2 of the Academic and General Training Modules
