- Paperback: 120 pages
- Publisher: Heinle & Heinle; 2 edition (Jan 31 1994)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0838447341
- ISBN-13: 978-0838447345
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 159 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #561,958 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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HOW TO BE A MORE SUCCESSFUL LANGUAGE LEARNER incorporates the latest thinking about learner strategies and language learning. Language learners and teachers alike discover the psychological, linguistic, and practical aspects of the successful acquisition of a new language.
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Wish I Had This Book Long Ago,
This review is from: How to Be a More Successful Language Learner (Paperback)
I wish I had this book 20 some years ago when I began learning Chinese. Although I have many years of language study behind me (including a degree in Chinese language and literature), I still found helpful, new ideas in this book when I bought it two years ago.Many language teachers do not teach well HOW to be a student of the foreign language that they teach. That is because many of them are native speakers and never themselves had to think about how they learned language. Also, many of the teachers (particularly native Chinese teachers) are the product of a very archaic and dsyfunctional (my opinion of course) education system. Students of such teachers would benefit greatly from reading this book. Also inspiring is the latest research and theory about language learning presented here. When I began foreign language learning, it was an accepted "fact" that adults (like me) could not learn languages as well as children. It is a suprise and relief to read in this book that research now debunks this myth. I was suprised to see the other reviews of this book here on Amazon and to see that they were negative. I have found it to be a very helpful, well researched and well written book and an important reference in my continuing language studies.
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3.1 out of 5 stars (7 customer reviews) 13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Good on theory, poor on practical advice,
By Michael A. Stickles "grtbookscom" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: How to Be a More Successful Language Learner (Paperback)
The book is designed to cover the "psychological, linguistic, and practical matters surrounding the successful acquisition of a new language." It covers the first two quite well, but the presentation of "practical matters" often falls short in providing nuts-and-bolts ideas with sufficient examples to help you implement them.A much better book for most aspiring language learners looking for a how-to guide is Graham Fuller's "How to Learn a Foreign Language". It is less academic and more practical in tone, providing many suggestions with plenty of examples. The only practical things I saw in Rubin and Thompson's book which Fuller's did not have are (a) a self-test to help you identify your weak spots in language-learning skills, and (b) a section to help you clarify your objectives in learning a new language. If you like the academic approach, this may be a good book for you. If you prefer a more familiar tone with a "hands-on" emphasis, get Fuller's book instead. 14 of 18 people found the following review helpful
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Save your money,
By S. Kelly "Make no little plans, they have no ... - Published on Amazon.com
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This review is from: How to Be a More Successful Language Learner (Paperback)
This book offers little information that a chat with any trained, competent language teacher wouldn't offer. Do you need to buy a book to tell you that you should learn something new everyday or be an organized student? There are a few extras like a diagram showing the levels of fluency in learning a language, but that's not worth the price of the book. Save your money and get a good dictionary or other supplement for the language you wish to learn. 6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
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Wish I Had This Book Long Ago,
By GBoomer - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: How to Be a More Successful Language Learner (Paperback)
I wish I had this book 20 some years ago when I began learning Chinese. Although I have many years of language study behind me (including a degree in Chinese language and literature), I still found helpful, new ideas in this book when I bought it two years ago. And I continue to refer to it occassionaly for reminders and inspiration.Many language teachers do not teach well HOW to be a student of the foreign language that they teach. Many are native speakers and never themselves had to think about how they learned the language they teach. Also inspiring is the latest research and theory about language learning presented here. When I began foreign language learning, it was an accepted "fact" that adults (like me) could not learn languages as well as children. It is a suprise and relief to read in this book that research now debunks this myth. I was suprised to see the other reviews of this book here on Amazon and to see that they were negative. I have found it to be a very helpful, well researched and well written book and an important reference in my continuing language studies. |
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