Instant Recall Russian, 6-Hour MP3 Audio Program - Softcover

Gruneberg, Michael

9780071637831: Instant Recall Russian, 6-Hour MP3 Audio Program

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ISBN 10: 0071637834 ISBN 13: 9780071637831

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2009

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Put yourself on the fast track to Russian fluency in just 5 hours

Think of each image in your mind's eye for about ten seconds.The Russian for juice is sok. Imagine drinking juice through a sock.
The Russian for eye is glas. Imagine you have a glass eye.
The Russian for shelf is polka. Imagine dancing a polka on the kitchen shelf.

Now, what are the Russian words for juice, eye, and shelf?

Developed by memory expert Dr. Michael M. Gruneberg, Instant Recall Russian offers a proven method that provides easy-to-remember word pictures to help you recall essential words and basic grammar in Russian--instantly. Studies have shown how fast and easy this course is: Students have achieved remarkable results up to three times faster than with conventional methods. If you want to communicate abroad, or if you are having difficulty learning basic Russian at school or in class, this MP3 program will speed up your language learning and make it stick.

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From the Author:

The Instant recall Russian course is unique in that it is written by a memory expert, in conjuction with language experts. This means that much more attention is paid to helping learners remember what they have learned than is the case with other courses. One of the main methods used in the course to learn vocabulary is the method of association or Linkword method
It works like this. PICTURE EACH IMAGE BELOW IN YOUR MINDS EYE FOR 10 SECONDS TO FIX IT IN YOUR MEMORY.

The Russian for JUICE is SOK
Imagine drinking JUICE through a SOCK

The Russian for EYE is GLAS
Imagine you have a GLASS EYE

The Russian for SHELF is POLKA
Imagine dancing a POLKA on a SHELF
What is the Russian for SHELF, EYE, JUICE?

Not only vocabulary,but basic grammar is taught on the course so that within an hour you are able to translate sentences and within 10 or so hours of learning you will have enough vocabulary and grammar to communicate effectively in many situations you will meet in Russia.

Not only vocabulary is taught by this method. A SPECIAL feature of the Russian course is that on disk 2 of the package the same method is used to teach the Russian alphabet

The Russian for F is �

Imagine � looks like a Fishing Float

This method of learning the russian alphabet has been shown to be much faster than normal methods of learning

Over 60 Scientific Studies published in Scientific journals have shown that for the vast majority of people, this method of learning increases speed of learning by up to 3 times normal learnng methods and that such learning benefits are long lasting.In one early study published in the journal of Educational Psycholgy, learners using this method on a list of 60 Spanish words remembered 88% of the 60 word list, compared to an average of 28% retention when this method was not used.It is important however that users follow the instructions and picture each image in their mind's eye as vividly as possible, as well as testing themselves after each set of words are learned, or the method will not be effective If therefore, the examples above worked for you, the whole course is highly likely to work for you .
A few people claim the images used in the course are a bit strange. Of course they are!! Many published studies have show that the images we use are highly effective, in part because their strangeness makes them memorable.
No method of learning works for ever, but if you follow instructions to picture each image for 10 seconds, do the tests on the course and translate the sentence examples, you will be amazed at how much you learn in a very short time. The courses work for all ages above the age of ten years. More importantly they work for people who were poor at languages at school as well as those who are good at languages, and there is some feedback that people who are dyslexic benefit from the course also.

About the Author:

Michael Gruneberg, Ph.D., is an internationally respected respected authority and author on memory enhancement. He is the past president of the International Learned Society for Applied Research in Memory and Cognition.

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