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About this Book
Learning a language can be a daunting process. Should you self-study? Take a course? Buy a software program? Hire a private tutor? What kinds of learning systems are available and which might be right for you? How about the myriad online resources available? And, very importantly, where should you begin? Oh, by the way, how long will all this effort take anyway? You will find the answers to these questions in this short but thorough guide to learning a foreign language.
Author Jeff Blum has taught English and studied four languages (Japanese, Spanish, Portuguese and Thai), but he still struggles just as anyone must when learning a language. Jeff did extensive research on all aspects of language learning in an effort to improve his own efforts and he has carefully curated that research into this guide to help you with your efforts as well.
In the book you will find:
- A look at the systems and techniques advocated by various language learning experts and sites.
- A consideration of personal factors in learning a language (motivation, personality, goals, etc.).
- A look at the 8 language learning blocks with recommended resources for tackling each.
- An overview of the most popular language learning products on the market (Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, Pimsleur, etc.).
- A comprehensive set of resources to aid you with whatever approach to study you pursue.
Whether you are young or old, beginner or advanced, studying your first foreign language or your fifth, there is something for you in this book. If you are a language teacher, this book might help you better understand what your students are up against while giving you ideas and extra resources to aid your teaching efforts.
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- Jana Fadness makes a good argument
https://web.archive.org/web/20190818092250/https://www.janafadness.com/blog/how-to-learn-any-language/ - collection of language profiles
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/e/languages/index.html - Omniglot
https://www.omniglot.com/writing/languages.htm - Greg Thomson’s growing participator approach
https://growingparticipatorapproach.wordpress.com/six-phase-programme/ - Wendy Maxwell’s
https://www.aimlanguagelearning.com/ - accelerative integrative methodology
https://sunnyearthacademy.wordpress.com/2011/12/02/63/ - social interactionist theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_interactionist_theory - Stephen Krashen
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Krashen - theory of second language acquisition
https://www.sk.com.br/sk-krash.html - relational frame theory
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Relational_frame_theory - Gabriel Wyner’s four stage system
https://tim.blog/2014/07/16/how-to-learn-any-language-in-record-time-and-never-forget-it/ - Fluent in 3 Months Premium program
https://courses.fluentin3months.com/p/fi3m-premium - Pimsleur
https://www.pimsleur.com/ - Speed Learning Languages
https://www.speedlearninglanguages.com/ - Rosetta Stone
https://www.rosettastone.com/ - Fluenz
https://fluenz.com/ - Assimil
https://www.assimil.com/ - How to Learn Any Language in 3 Months
https://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2009/01/20/learning-language/ - Mark Manson summed up the importance of motivation
https://markmanson.net/foreign-language - Language Acquisition Device (LAD)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_acquisition_device - According to David J. James
https://huliganov.tv/2010/04/25/repost-of-the-article-that-used-to-be-on-www-goldlist-eu-now-extended/ - Stephen Krashen’s “Monitor Theory”
http://www.sdkrashen.com/content/books/sl_acquisition_and_learning.pdf - learning styles
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Learning_styles - difficulty of the language being studied
https://voxy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/110329-VOXY-HARDLANGUAGES-FINAL-WIDE.png - How Long Does it Take to Learn a New Language?
https://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/2011/02/20/how-long-does-it-take-to-learn-a-new-language/ - What? Me Worry About Language Learning?
https://web.archive.org/web/20130414201215/http://www.languageimpact.com/articles/gt/whatme.htm - five skills researchers at Northwestern University found that underlie language acquisition
https://mic.com/articles/110628/13-scientific-studies-prove-music-lessons-were-the-best-thing-your-parents-did-for-you - five principles of rapid language acquisition
https://daringtolivefully.com/how-to-learn-a-new-language - comprehensible input
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_hypothesis - Gairns and Redman
https://www.professorjackrichards.com/wp-content/uploads/moving-beyond-the-plateau.pdf - According to the BBC
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-44569277 - according to Paul Nation and Robert Waring
https://www.lextutor.ca/research/nation_waring_97.html - lemmas
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemma_(morphology) - Other sources
https://www.professorjackrichards.com/wp-content/uploads/moving-beyond-the-plateau.pdf - Research has shown
https://www.lextutor.ca/research/nation_waring_97.html - How many words do I need to learn?
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/e/guide/vocabulary-learning/how-many-words.html - How Many Words Do You Need to Know in Spanish (or any other foreign language)? And WHICH Words Should You Be Learning?
https://howlearnspanish.com/how-many-words-do-you-need-to-know/ - Joshua Foer agrees
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2012/nov/09/learn-language-in-three-months - 1000 Most Common Words
https://1000mostcommonwords.com/ - Stuart Jay Raj compiled
https://web.archive.org/web/20190131124508/https://stujay.com/2015/12/22/what-words-should-i-learn-first-when-learning-a-language/ - “first words” list in Google Sheets
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GsNe8GVzgIuOeeEVBCcoIvxVMDO5xnEgGRr8EKtcSGI/pubhtml - New General Service List
https://www.newgeneralservicelist.org/ - BNC/COCA Headword Lists
https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/resources/paul-nations-resources/vocabulary-lists - Oxford Learner’s Word Lists
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/wordlists/ - Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/about/wordlists/cefr - spaced repetition system
https://www.fluentin3months.com/spaced-repetition/ - Spacing effect
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacing_effect - Leitner system
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitner_system - Anki
https://ankisrs.net/ - LanguageCourse.net
https://www.languagecourse.net/mobile/comparison - Quizlet
https://quizlet.com/ - SuperMemo
https://www.supermemo.com/en - Fluent Forever
https://fluent-forever.app/ - Clozemaster
https://www.clozemaster.com/ - Glossika
https://ai.glossika.com/ - All Japanese All the Time (AJATT)
http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/ - Tatoeba
https://tatoeba.org/en/ - ReadLang
https://readlang.com/ - Drops
https://languagedrops.com/ - DuoLingo
https://duolingo.com/ - Internet Polyglot
https://www.internetpolyglot.com/ - LingQ
https://www.lingq.com/ - Memrise
https://www.memrise.com/ - MosaLingua
https://www.mosalingua.com/en - Reverso Context
http://context.reverso.net/ - 6 times
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/studies-in-second-language-acquisition/article/effect-of-exposure-frequency-on-intermediate-language-learners-incidental-vocabulary-acquisition-and-retention-through-reading/2469BC59A78EF0C13BE42F35C107CB05 - 17 times
https://www.thoughtco.com/vocabulary-reps-4135612 - Noche Oscura, a novel written in Spanish for Spanish language students
https://www.dadoque.com/noche-oscura/ - University Word List (UWL)
http://webhome.auburn.edu/~nunnath/engl6240/wlistuni.html - LyricsTraining
https://lyricstraining.com/ - FluentU
https://www.fluentu.com/ - Language Learning with Netflix
https://languagelearningwithnetflix.com/ - Viki Learn Mode
https://support.viki.com/hc/en-us/articles/231829048 - Happy Scribe’s tool to convert SRT to text
https://www.happyscribe.com/subtitle-tools/convert-srt-to-text - Learning With Texts (LWT)
https://learning-with-texts.sourceforge.io/ - online LWT version
https://learningwithtexts.com/ - export your personalized LWT vocabulary to Anki
https://youtu.be/TgobEh52GSc - Benny’s LWT video
https://www.fluentin3months.com/learning-with-texts/ - order of acquisition
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Order_of_acquisition - 5 steps to learn a language in 3 months
https://matadornetwork.com/abroad/5-steps-to-learn-a-language-in-3-months/ - advice from Tim Ferriss to deconstruct the language
https://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/11/07/how-to-learn-but-not-master-any-language-in-1-hour-plus-a-favor/ - Google Podcasts page
https://podcasts.google.com/ - Innovative Language Learning
https://www.innovativelanguage.com/ - spanishpod101.com
https://www.spanishpod101.com/ - CoffeeBreak Languages
https://coffeebreaklanguages.com/ - One Minute Languages
https://coffeebreakacademy.com/courses/category/One%20Minute%20Languages - Linguistica 360
https://www.linguistica360.com/ - IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/ - Frank Andrade analyzed and ranked 500 TV shows
https://medium.com/learn-languages-with-tv/a-data-driven-approach-to-learning-any-language-by-watching-tv-and-movies-95525ddff52e - Trending feature on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/feed/trending - TuneIn
https://tunein.com/radio/regions/ - Speedshifter
https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-support/apps-and-practice-tools/speedshifter/ - Audacity
https://www.audacityteam.org/ - Liu Na and Nation have shown
https://www.lextutor.ca/research/nation_waring_97.html - e-Reader like the Amazon Kindle
https://www.lengthytravel.com/the-ultimate-guide-to-electronic-book-readers-e-readers/ - Assimil
https://www.assimil.com/ - Beelinguapp
https://beelinguapp.com/ - Rhinospike
https://rhinospike.com/ - Forvo
https://www.forvo.com/ - talk to write in most places where you can type with a keyboard
https://support.google.com/gboard/answer/2781851?hl=en&co=GENIE.Platform=Android - Olle Kjellin’s chorus repetition approach
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/285234145_Quality_Practise_Pronunciation_With_Audacity_-_The_Best_Method - prosody
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosody_(linguistics) - speech shadowing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_shadowing - Speedshifter
https://gb.abrsm.org/en/exam-support/apps-and-practice-tools/speedshifter/ - Audacity
https://www.audacityteam.org/ - Gabriel Wyner’s minimal pairs method
https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter3/ - Fluent Forever pronunciation trainer app
https://fluent-forever.com/product/fluent-forever-pronunciation-trainer/ - Meetup
https://www.meetup.com/ - CouchSurfing
https://www.couchsurfing.org/ - InterNations
https://www.internations.org/ - Mundo Lingo
https://mundolingo.org/ - PolyGlot Club
https://polyglotclub.com/ - Eventbrite
http://www.eventbrite.com/ - Amikumu
https://amikumu.com/ - aren’t enough members
https://amikumu.com/statistics/ - Conversation Exchange
https://www.conversationexchange.com/ - Easy Language Exchange
http://www.easylanguageexchange.com/ - HelloTalk
https://www.hellotalk.com/ - Idyoma
https://www.idyoma.com/ - Interpals
https://www.interpals.net/ - Language Pal
https://www.hellopal.com/language-pal/ - MyLanguageExchange.com
https://www.mylanguageexchange.com/ - Speaky
https://www.speaky.com/ - Tandem
https://www.tandem.net/ - The Mixxer
https://www.language-exchanges.org/ - Tinder
https://tinder.com/ - Bumble
https://bumble.com/ - diacritics
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diacritic - HiNative
https://hinative.com/ - iTalki
https://www.italki.com/ - PolyGlot Club
https://polyglotclub.com/ - Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/ - StackExchange
https://stackexchange.com/ - Google Input Tools
https://www.google.com/inputtools/try/ - LanguageTool
https://languagetool.org/ - Tips for Choosing a Spanish School
https://www.dadoque.com/tips-for-choosing-a-spanish-school/ - iTalki
https://www.italki.com/teachers/ - LingQ
https://www.lingq.com/ - Preply
https://preply.com/ - Tutoroo
https://www.tutoroo.co/ - Verbalplanet
https://www.verbalplanet.com/ - Verbling
https://www.verbling.com/ - NaTakallam
https://natakallam.com/ - writing on the Fluent in 3 Months site
https://www.fluentin3months.com/language-learning-wall/ - study by Jack C. Richards of Cambridge University
https://www.professorjackrichards.com/wp-content/uploads/moving-beyond-the-plateau.pdf - book2
https://www.goethe-verlag.com/ - Assimil
https://www.assimil.com/ - Babbel
https://babbel.com/ - Berlitz
https://www.berlitz.com/ - Busuu
https://www.busuu.com/ - DuoLingo
https://www.duolingo.com/ - eLanguage’s Learn to Speak
https://elanguage.com/ - Fluenz
https://www.fluenz.com/ - FSI Language Courses
https://fsi-language-courses.org/ - Glossika
https://ai.glossika.com/ - Language 101
https://language101.com/ - Language Transfer
https://www.languagetransfer.org/ - Mango Languages
https://www.mangolanguages.com/ - find a library locator
https://mangolanguages.com/find-mango/ - Michel Thomas
https://www.michelthomas.com/ - Mimic Method
https://www.mimicmethod.com/ - Mondly
https://www.mondly.com/ - Mondly review at Fluent in 3 Months
https://www.fluentin3months.com/mondly-review/ - Open Learn
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages - How to learn a language
https://www.open.edu/openlearn/ocw/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=68248 - Pimsleur
https://www.pimsleur.com/ - good review of the Pimsleur method
https://www.fluentin3months.com/pimsleur/ - Rocket Languages
https://www.rocketlanguages.com/ - Rosetta Stone
https://www.rosettastone.com/ - Speed Learning Languages
https://www.speedlearninglanguages.com/ - Transparent Language Online
https://www.transparent.com/personal/transparent-language-online.html - article about learning Spanish
https://matadornetwork.com/abroad/8-essential-tips-for-learning-spanish/ - The Most Effective Method for Learning a Language Alone
https://lifehacker.com/5839401/the-most-effective-method-for-learning-a-language-alone - four Fs of learning
https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/staatsbook-never-stop-learning/ - Reddit
https://www.reddit.com/ - Google Translate
https://translate.google.com/ - WordReference
https://www.wordreference.com/ - Conjuga-me
https://conjuga-me.net/ - 123 TeachMe for Spanish verbs
https://www.123teachme.com/spanish_verb_conjugation/ - Verbix
https://www.verbix.com/languages/ - Lingro.com
https://lingro.com/ - Rikai.com
http://www.rikai.com/perl/HomePage.pl?Language=Ja - POPJisyo
https://www.popjisyo.com/WebHint/Portal_e.aspx - SpanishDict
https://www.spanishdict.com/ - imiwa?
http://www.imiwaapp.com/ - Midori
https://sukolsak.com/midori/ - JED
http://www.umibouzu.com/jed/ - Jisho
https://jisho.org/ - Pleco
https://www.pleco.com/ - Talking Thai
https://word-in-the-hand.com/ - Thai-language.com
http://www.thai-language.com - Yookoso!
https://www.yookoso.com/ - dado que
https://www.dadoque.com/ - Noche Oscura en Lima, Peru
https://www.dadoque.com/noche-oscura/ - complete grammar guide
https://www.dadoque.com/grammar/ - AJATT
http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/ - Confessions of a language addict
https://confessionsofalanguageaddict.com/ - archives
https://gbarto.com/multilingua/confessions/ - Create Your World Books
https://createyourworldbook.com/ - Fluent in 3 Months
https://www.fluentin3months.com/ - Laoshu 505000 YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/laoshu505000/ - Laoshu 505000 Facebook Page
https://www.facebook.com/Laoshu505000 - Growing Participator Approach
https://www.growingparticipation.com/blog - I Will Teach You a Language podcast
https://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/podcast - Language Mastery
https://languagemastery.com/articles/ - Lindsay Williams
https://www.youtube.com/user/LindsayDoesLanguages - Lingua Frankly
https://linguafrankly.blogspot.com/ - Lucas Lampariello
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOJ88yDbqOkAZXNuuYpAAAA - Olly Richards
https://www.youtube.com/user/IWTYAL - Omniglot
https://www.omniglot.com/ - Richard Simcott
https://www.youtube.com/user/Torbyrne/videos - Steve Kaufmann YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/user/lingosteve - Steve Kaufmann Blog
https://blog.thelinguist.com/ - The Fluent Show podcast
https://www.fluent.show/ - The Mezzofanti Guild
https://www.mezzoguild.com/ - The Yearlyglot
https://www.yearlyglot.com/blog/ - A Few Simple Ideas for New Language Learners…and old ones needing some new life
https://web.archive.org/web/20130406021406/https://www.languageimpact.com/articles/gt/simple_ideas.htm - Building a Corpus of Comprehensible Text
https://growingparticipatorapproach.wordpress.com/building-a-corpus-of-comprehensible-text/ - Commentary: You’re not studying, you’re just…
https://www.lltjournal.org/item/2497 - David Bolton’s Language Learning Tips
http://www.language-learning-tips.com/ - I Learned to Speak Four Languages in a Few Years: Here’s How
https://lifehacker.com/i-learned-to-speak-four-languages-in-a-few-years-heres-5903288 - Kick-starting Your Language Learning: Becoming a basic speaker through fun and games inside a secure nest
https://web.archive.org/web/20130507120946/https://www.languageimpact.com/articles/gt/kickstrt.htm - Language Learning and Technology
https://www.lltjournal.org/ - Language Learning in the Real World for Non-beginners
https://talkinturkey.org/1.2.1/TT_v1.2_Learner_Edition_Files/06_Other%20Resources/02_LLearning_in_Real_World.pdf - Leave me alone! Can’t you see I’m learning your language?
https://growingparticipatorapproach.wordpress.com/leave-me-alone-cant-you-see-im-learning-your-language/ - Lessons learned from 50 years of theory and practice in government language teaching
https://howlearnspanish.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/gurt_1999_07.pdf - LinguaTrek Natural Language Learning E-Book
https://www.linguatrek.com/nll-ebook-en/ - New ways to learn a foreign language
https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED089546.pdf - On the mortality of language learning methods
https://web.archive.org/web/20080208190123/webh01.ua.ac.be/didascalia/mortality.htm - Peace Corps Volunteer On-going Language Learning Manual
https://files.peacecorps.gov/multimedia/pdf/library/M0064_ongoinglanguage.pdf - Second Language Acquisition and Second Language Learning
http://www.sdkrashen.com/content/books/sl_acquisition_and_learning.pdf - Ways to Approach Language Learning
https://web.archive.org/web/20130204080648/https://www.sil.org/lingualinks/LANGUAGELEARNING/WaysToApproachLanguageLearning/WaysToApproachLanguageLearning.htm