Foreign Language

In Becoming Fluent, Richard Roberts and Roger Kreuz draw on insights from psychology and cognitive science to show that adults can master a foreign language if they bring to bear the skills and knowledge they have honed over a lifetime. Adults shouldn't try to learn as children do, they should learn like adults. Roberts and Kreuz report evidence that adults can learn new languages even more easily than children.

Short Stories in Italian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and, most importantly, enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress as you listen. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Italian for Beginners will make learning Italian easy and enjoyable.

This is the fifth edition of a popular book that provides a unique and extremely powerful set of tools designed to enhance an individual's success in communicati0n in a foreign language environment. The devices presented allow the speaker of a foreign language to demonstrate the level of his/her language more impressively, so impressively, in fact, that it appears that the speaker's language itself has improved overnight. These techniques were developed and tested by the author with adult professionals in such varied fields as journalism, diplomacy, government, and international business. ...

Short Stories in Russian for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening. From science fiction to fantasy, to crime and thrillers, Short Stories in Russian for Beginners will make learning Russian easy and enjoyable.

The 13 chapters of The Art of War, each devoted to one aspect of warfare, were compiled by the high-ranking Chinese military general, strategist, and philosopher Sun-Tzu. In spite of its battlefield specificity, The Art of War has found new life in the modern age, with leaders in fields as wide and far-reaching as world politics, human psychology, and corporate strategy finding valuable insight in its timeworn words.

Mastering English as a Foreign Language is a comprehensive resource designed to equip both teachers and advanced learners with the knowledge and tools necessary to excel in English language acquisition.Unlike many introductory EFL editions that follow a cookery-book style—offering disconnected and unproven recipes of tips and exercises—this book represents a significant departure. For the first time, we have seamlessly woven together key elements of applied linguistics principles with practical strategies, ensuring that EFL practitioners are not merely equipped with tools but with ...

Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and, most importantly, enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening.

Mathematical Mindsets provides practical strategies and activities to help teachers and parents show all children, even those who are convinced that they are bad at math, that they can enjoy and succeed in math. Jo Boaler - Stanford researcher, professor of math education, and expert on math learning - has studied why students don't like math and often fail in math classes. She's followed thousands of students through middle and high schools to study how they learn and to find the most effective ways to unleash the math potential in all students.

You're a doctoral student studying forms of ocean life in the Yellow Sea when you get an unexpected call from the State Department. Suddenly, it's up to you to save a priceless Chinese art treasure from pirates, and success will depend on your ability to learn enough Mandarin Chinese to complete your mission...

Bilingual Kids takes your child through the 250 essential words and phrases that one must first master when learning a new language. As the words and phrases introduced here are the foundations of conversational communication, the series can also be used as your go-to for travel learning. Learning a second language not only has the practical benefit of being able to communicate in another language.

Charlemagne is reported to have said that “to speak another language is to possess another soul”. The Art of Learning a Foreign Language consists of all the things I wish I knew at various stages of my language learning journey during the last 15 years—as a hobbyist, student, academic, and professional linguist. This book is designed to help the learner avoid many pitfalls and seize opportunities, with lessons on choosing a target language, travel, accent, immersion, technology, learning approaches, and the lifestyle habits of professional linguists.

This audiobook contains 100 entertaining and culturally interesting Spanish short stories for beginners and intermediate learning level. Spanish for beginners can be challenging, but not with this audiobook. All the Spanish short stories in this audiobook are unique and hopefully entertaining in content, new vocabulary is gradually added at a manageable pace so you won't get overwhelmed. This Spanish language audiobook offers you a wide range of culturally important information you can use when you travel to Spain or study there.

You've arrived in Japan for a long overdue vacation, when you discover that the amusement park you wanted to visit has been taken over by rebellious fans of a just-cancelled television show. Suddenly, it's up to you to save the park (and worldwide TV broadcasts) from legions of crazed Flower Rangers, and success will depend on your ability to learn enough Japanese to complete your mission....

The Polyglot Journey: How to Become Fluent in Multiple Languages, by Javier A. Hernandez, explains the basics that you need to know about languages in general; the social, professional, and cognitive benefits of multilingualism; and how to learn foreign languages using the same methods, techniques, and strategies that he used to learn his various languages so that you too can aspire to become a polyglot. Hernández is a recognized polyglot and is currently one of the few people in the world who are members of the International Association of Hyperpolyglots, being able to speak Spanish, ...

Are you teaching English as a second or foreign language at a nursery or kindergarten? Or would you like to teach your own toddler? You may be wondering whether it is even possible to teach a foreign language to children so young. And certainly, you will be wondering how to go about it! Here, in this mini-book, (56 pages), is the answer in the form of a report compiled from interviews with 250 teachers. All the best ideas are in this report, including tips and tricks that teachers have been successful with. This small book is so motivating that it makes you want to jump right in and try out...

Discover the World of Possibilities! Learn to Speak ANY Language Quickly and Confidently! Feel like you're missing out because you can't speak their language? You are! HELP IS HERE! I got exposed to languages at an early age, blame Quebec, blame my German family. So... I spent a lifetime learning and teaching languages. Here's all my "secret" tricks THAT REALLY WORK! YOU yes YOU Will speak with strangers in THEIR language! If you dream of talking effortlessly with people from different cultures and backgrounds "Speak Any Language Quickly & Well: The Proven Path to Easy Fast Fluency"! will ...

Short Stories in French for Beginners has been written especially for students from beginner to intermediate level, designed to give a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Mapped to A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference, these eight captivating stories are designed to give you a sense of achievement and a feeling of progress when listening.

This book encompasses traditional tips that have worked for most people and then goes way beyond them. adjusting them to individual learners and teaching the learners to develop their own heuristics for rapid and successful language learning. Within these pages, the reader can find a trove of treasure, such as strategies and tactics reading, listening, writing, and speaking mental management ways to manage cognitive dissonance ways to control emotional reasoning the connection between health and language learning understanding and improving memory knowing how personality type and cognitive ...

This book is a collection of the funniest and most interesting folklorist idioms that will allow you to discover hidden aspects of the Italian culture. Each idiom is presented with its translation, historic and geographical background, and an explanation of its meaning. The goal of this collection is to give the reader a deeper understanding of the Italian language and interpretation of life.

Portuguese can be challenging for beginners, but not with this audiobook. All the Portuguese short stories in this audiobook are unique and hopefully entertaining in content, and new vocabulary is gradually added at a manageable pace so that you won't get overwhelmed. Toward the end of this book, you find the stories slightly more complex, but still comprehensible for beginners.