Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
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Dreamscape Media
ISBN
ISBN-13: 9781520065168 ISBN-10: 1520065167Synopsis
Product Description
Memory is the greatest challenge to learning a foreign language ; there are just too many words and too many rules. For every new word we learn, we seem to forget two old ones, making fluency seem out of reach. Fluent Forever tackles this challenge head-on. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. 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.
About the Author
Gabriel Wyner is an author, opera singer and polyglot. He graduated Summa Cum Laude at USC, with dual degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Vocal Arts Performance, earning the Renaissance Scholar’s prize for excellence in unrelated disciplines. Wyner moved to Vienna to pursue triple Master’s degrees at the Konservatorium Wien in Opera, Lieder and Voice, graduating with honors in 2011. His essay on language learning for Lifehacker.com was one of the site’s most read in 2012.
Memory is the greatest challenge to learning a foreign language ; there are just too many words and too many rules. For every new word we learn, we seem to forget two old ones, making fluency seem out of reach. Fluent Forever tackles this challenge head-on. Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. 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.
About the Author
Gabriel Wyner is an author, opera singer and polyglot. He graduated Summa Cum Laude at USC, with dual degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Vocal Arts Performance, earning the Renaissance Scholar’s prize for excellence in unrelated disciplines. Wyner moved to Vienna to pursue triple Master’s degrees at the Konservatorium Wien in Opera, Lieder and Voice, graduating with honors in 2011. His essay on language learning for Lifehacker.com was one of the site’s most read in 2012.
Dimensions
5.04 inches × 1.13 inches × 6.04 inches
0.15 pounds
