Comments on: How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor) http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:44:38 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Emily http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-55504 Emily Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:50:00 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/#comment-55504 I am amazed that I have never heard of the GR system used to learn Mandarin. Whilst pinyin allows you to visualize the tones and is a good starting point to establish an awareness of the phonemics, GR naturally creates the tones when reading the word. How much simpler this would have made my endeavors to conquer the language! I am amazed that I have never heard of the GR system used to learn Mandarin. Whilst pinyin allows you to visualize the tones and is a good starting point to establish an awareness of the phonemics, GR naturally creates the tones when reading the word. How much simpler this would have made my endeavors to conquer the language!

]]> By: Peter http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-55141 Peter Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:57:11 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/#comment-55141 CNN.Com recently published this article on online language resources: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/23/learn.language.online/index.html?iref=mpstoryview I particularly thought that Livemocha would be useful as it leverages on social teaching along with sound recordings of sentences in foreign languages. CNN.Com recently published this article on online language resources: http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/23/learn.language.online/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

I particularly thought that Livemocha would be useful as it leverages on social teaching along with sound recordings of sentences in foreign languages.

]]> By: Farid http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-55030 Farid Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:06:04 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/#comment-55030 I like the Arabic handwriting. :-) I like the Arabic handwriting. :-)

]]> By: Krang http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-54808 Krang Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:13:02 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/#comment-54808 Hey Tim, I've started Thaï from scratch, I'm gonna use your tips on languages. When I started Chinese with my book, I knew the name of 10 fruits by the first week, but couldn't ask my way back home ... Lets do it differently this time :) Hey Tim,
I’ve started Thaï from scratch, I’m gonna use your tips on languages.
When I started Chinese with my book, I knew the name of 10 fruits by the first week, but couldn’t ask my way back home … Lets do it differently this time :)

]]> By: Suresh http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/comment-page-1/#comment-53409 Suresh Tue, 29 Sep 2009 12:56:34 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/#comment-53409 Another view point. As per educational psychologists, the best way to master a language is to learn through a favourite subject of yours. That is what made the products of Espoir Technologies made a huge success. They have products like "Smarten Your English through Love & Romance", "Smarten Your English through Success Secrets", Smarten Your English through Movies" etc. Language is directly linked to your passion, isn't it? Another view point. As per educational psychologists, the best way to master a language is to learn through a favourite subject of yours. That is what made the products of Espoir Technologies made a huge success. They have products like “Smarten Your English through Love & Romance”, “Smarten Your English through Success Secrets”, Smarten Your English through Movies” etc.
Language is directly linked to your passion, isn’t it?

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