The Complete Guide to Learning a Language: How to learn a language with the least amount of difficulty and the most amount of fun - Softcover

James, Gill

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857039033 ISBN 13: 9781857039030

Publisher: How To Books, 2003

Synopsis

This intuitive guide to learning a language - whether for business, relocation, emigration, holiday or interest - tells you the quickest, most effective way of learning the language you need to know.
Contents: 1. Why? 2. How; 3. Getting organised; 4. Collecting language; 5. Contact with a native speaker; 6. Tandem learning; 7. Listening; 8. Speaking; 9. Reading; 10. Adapting languages for your own use; 11. Grammar; 12. Writing; 13. How to make the most of your contact with native speakers; 14. Trying it out; 15. How to react to what you find; 16. Reassess your goals; 17. Keeping it ticking over

About this title

About the Author

Gill James has published several collections of teaching materials, which emphasise the students' control of their own language learning. She has worked for 25 years teaching modern languages both in schools and as a private tutor to adults of all ages. It was in the course of offering private tuition that she discovered the way, outlined in this book, of making the learning of languages more effective. This has also led to the formation of Gill's language school, Bridge House Languages, which works on these principles.

From the Back Cover

Learning a language doesn't have to be difficult - in fact it can be easy and fun. And one thing's for sure, you'll get so much more out of being abroad when you know something of the language, and get to know the people who speak it. This book tells you the quickest, most effective and most enjoyable ways of learning the language you need to know.

Edition details

• Publisher: How To Books
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857039033
• ISBN 13: 9781857039030
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 190