Comments on: Why Language Classes Don’t Work: How to Cut Classes and Double Your Learning Rate (Plus: Madrid Update) http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/09/22/why-language-classes-dont-work-how-to-cut-classes-and-double-your-learning-rate-plus-madrid-update/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:39:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Susy http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/09/22/why-language-classes-dont-work-how-to-cut-classes-and-double-your-learning-rate-plus-madrid-update/comment-page-1/#comment-117815 Susy Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:34:06 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=609#comment-117815 Nevermind my previous post. I read in the comments that you recommend "Michel Thomas and Pimlsleur (though I find the latter slow at times) get my vote every time"....is this still true? Un abrazo gordito para ti también... Nevermind my previous post. I read in the comments that you recommend “Michel Thomas and Pimlsleur (though I find the latter slow at times) get my vote every time”….is this still true?

Un abrazo gordito para ti también…

]]> By: Susy http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/09/22/why-language-classes-dont-work-how-to-cut-classes-and-double-your-learning-rate-plus-madrid-update/comment-page-1/#comment-117812 Susy Fri, 06 Jan 2012 22:28:50 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=609#comment-117812 WOW! Your spanish is so good! I am amazed! I am trying to learn Mandarin. I know spanish already. Do you recommend any online course/software? I need to start deconstructing Mandarin... Thanks. WOW! Your spanish is so good! I am amazed! I am trying to learn Mandarin. I know spanish already. Do you recommend any online course/software? I need to start deconstructing Mandarin…

Thanks.

]]> By: Michael http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/09/22/why-language-classes-dont-work-how-to-cut-classes-and-double-your-learning-rate-plus-madrid-update/comment-page-1/#comment-116079 Michael Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:06:32 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=609#comment-116079 Great tips indeed! Learning languages particularly require that the student needs to be proactive in studying and not be reliant on materials to be able to master a foreign language. Teachers may or may not even fully comprehend the material that they are teaching either so that can make it hard for some students to be able to master that. Great tips indeed! Learning languages particularly require that the student needs to be proactive in studying and not be reliant on materials to be able to master a foreign language. Teachers may or may not even fully comprehend the material that they are teaching either so that can make it hard for some students to be able to master that.

]]> By: Vlad http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/09/22/why-language-classes-dont-work-how-to-cut-classes-and-double-your-learning-rate-plus-madrid-update/comment-page-1/#comment-106541 Vlad Fri, 02 Sep 2011 09:41:42 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=609#comment-106541 Great post! Can anybody recommend a good language school in the US? Anything like mentioned one in Germany or something? Great post! Can anybody recommend a good language school in the US? Anything like mentioned one in Germany or something?

]]> By: Bérenger@Je bégaie ! http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2008/09/22/why-language-classes-dont-work-how-to-cut-classes-and-double-your-learning-rate-plus-madrid-update/comment-page-1/#comment-106189 Bérenger@Je bégaie ! Thu, 25 Aug 2011 21:01:52 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/?p=609#comment-106189 Hey Tim ! Great stuff, as usual. Would you by any chance have any tips or tricks on how to better learn (and speak) a language for a person who stutters ? I've been stuttering for my whole life, and even though it did not really prevent me from learning English (I am French), it didn't really help me speak properly either ! Now the frustration is high, because I know that my linguistic skills are good, I do fine with writing but i am still stuck with the speaking because of that freaking stuttering... :-/ Hey Tim ! Great stuff, as usual. Would you by any chance have any tips or tricks on how to better learn (and speak) a language for a person who stutters ?

I’ve been stuttering for my whole life, and even though it did not really prevent me from learning English (I am French), it didn’t really help me speak properly either !
Now the frustration is high, because I know that my linguistic skills are good, I do fine with writing but i am still stuck with the speaking because of that freaking stuttering… :-/

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