About this title: Barry Farber has been a true adventurer in languages for forty-six years and can speak in 25 tongues. The techniques he presents here will have readers speaking, reading, and writing and enjoying any foreign language in a surprisingly short time.
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Citadel
Date Published: 2001-04-01
ISBN-13:9780806512716ISBN:0806512717
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Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Citadel Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780806512716ISBN:0806512717
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. This is a used book in very good condition. This copy has no writing inside. Clean text pages. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 172 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Citadel
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780806512716ISBN:0806512717
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Citadel
Date Published: 2001-04-01
ISBN-13:9780806512716ISBN:0806512717
Description: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and in excellent condition. International shipping frequently requires additional postage. read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Citadel
Date Published: 2001-04-01
ISBN-13:9780806512716ISBN:0806512717
Description: Fair. Clean crisp copy with no high lighting or writing. Small crease in back cover from gentle use. One dog eared page. Excellent condition. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Citadel Press
Date Published: 2001
ISBN-13:9780806512716ISBN:0806512717
Description: Fine. No dust jacket as issued. 2014-This book is in great shape. Very few flaws. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 172 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Trade Paperback
Publisher: Citadel Press Book/Carol Publishing Group, New York, New York, USA
Date Published: 1991
ISBN-13:9780806512716ISBN:0806512717
Description: Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. BW4-A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color illustrated white wraps with only very minor overall shelf wear. A book on how to learn any language based on accelerated learning by using cassettes, flash cards, dictionaries, grammar books, and more. The author emphasizes turning free time into time for mini-lessons, provides a system for memorizing vocabulary, and especially focuses on a immersion ... read more
"I was not a big fan of this book for a few reasons. I know its just supposed to be a bit of helpful nonfiction, but the writing was just not that good. I'm surprised this person was able to publish.
The method examples went on and on for about 10 pages. Seriously. Do I need to hear more about how the Italian word for wife is moglie, pronounced mole-YAY and about how the night before the wedding the husband learned his wife had an unusual pet and was imagining lions and skunks but the morning of it was just a mole - YAY! Therefore mole-YAY! Moglie! Multiply that example times thirty and you have most of the book.
I didn't find the methods to be very helpful. I just don't learn well with flashcards and I don't even have cassettes or a cassette recorder. I suppose I will try them though..."
"I read this book to get ideas of how I could teach foreign language to my kids (I'm homeschooling in the mornings now), but I got a lot of ideas of how I could improve my own German and Spanish through study at home. The book motivates you to go out there and learn lots of languages, like the author did!"
"I actually read this in hardcover. This is one of those titles that explains why I don't go into the bookstore very often. Putting me in a bookstore is like putting an alcoholic in a bar -- we're both going to get something! I found this little tome in hardcover in the bargain rack, and as I was contemplating ways in which I could improve my Spanish skills, I found it serendipitous that I and this book had crossed paths. It was a very quick read -- and also very enjoyable. Farber's personal stories and insight into the quirks of numerous languages infuse a great deal of enjoyment into the book. They also help to make up the book because the actual description of the method he advocates for language learning is not very complicated. I am actually using parts of that method to learn Chinese, and they have helped immensely. That being said, I find that other parts of his method break down when you are studying a language that does not use Romanized characters. And his reliance on audiocassette tapes is really dated. I suppose if you are an old-schooler like myself you probably have a Walkman or like device collecting dust in some closet. Mine is actually buried on some box in one of my closets. Regardless if you are a dinosaur or a more recent animal, I would recommend finding ways to accommodate for the times, because the underlying principles are very sound. They must be if someone like me can learn a little Chinese in a short space of time!"
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