Focus Language – Free Online Language Course – Part 1

This course shows you in detail how to learn a foreign language efficiently and enjoyably.

I have learned 9 languages throughout the year and in this guide I show you tools and techniques that work wonderfully.

You simply need to decide to learn.

Enjoy it!

I. QUICK START-UP GUIDE

1. Before you start studying a language, ask yourself the following questions:

• Am I genuinely interested in this language?
• Does it sound attractive to me? (This is a vital question since you will be spending a lot of time immersed in it.) Would you date someone whose voice you hated?
• Am I attracted to the culture?
• Are there books and movies that I want to explore?
• Are there natives with whom I can interact? (In the internet age, the answer is always “yes”

2. Once you have a clearer idea about the language or languages you want to study, ask the following questions.

• How challenging a language is it? (Find out by doing a quick online search.)
• How close is it to my mother tongue or to a language I already know? (The closer, the easier!)
• Is the writing system difficult? Does it use a completely different writing system?

3. Clarify your purpose

• Are you learning to travel, to connect with friends or to run a business?
• What level of competency do you require or desire? Do you want to order food, watch movies or have deep conversations?

4. Establish a time frame

• How much time do you want to devote to the project: weeks? Months? Years?
• How many hours a week will be comfortably and naturally available to you?

READY TO START?

Once you have decided to study a new language, you can approach the project in the following sequence.

1. Exploration

Start to listen to the language, watch movies, videos and newscasts. Go on websites. Remain light and inquisitive. Let your curiosity guide you. You are not actually studying: you are merely gathering information and getting a feel for the language.

2. Jumping into a course

Find something online or buy a book. Duolingo is great for that (www.duolingo.com) The idea here is to start: anything! (You can always change systems later.) Ride on your enthusiasm and learn as much as you can right away.

3. Systematic organization

Organize the five different areas of study of your new language. Gather the materials you will need to learn efficiently.

• Pronunciation and basic reading
• Studying new material
• Memorization
• Input (Listening and reading)
• Output (speaking and writing

Whoever you are, you will want to become good at these five tasks. The better you are at each, the faster you progress will be. Conversely, ignoring any area will adversely affect your capacity.

We are all capable of performing adequately in each these areas. The obvious proof of this is that you learned English (or another language) as a small child. We may have different learning styles, but language learning is hard-wired in our biology. The secret is to develop each in ways which specifically work for you.

Here are the Five Areas you want to embrace.

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