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Traditionally taught foreign language classes don't work! The reason why is that the courses your kids take in Junior High and High School, and maybe even on the University level, approach the instruction in a foreign language with reading, writing, and speaking as their primary objectives. Language expert, James J. Asher, Ph.D. says this:

"The evidence is clear, however, that a "progression" starting with production (teaching children and adults to talk, read or write) is an illusion since it results in a success rate of only 4% (Asher, 2000)." (James J. Asher, Ph.D.)

That's an astounding statistic but hardly surprising.

Another even more astounding statement is this one which you can find in most websites dealing with adults wanting to learn a second language:

Did you know that early childhood is the best time to start learning a second language? The earlier children are exposed to a second language the easier it will be for them to pick up on it. This is partially due to their ability to retain large amounts of new information, partially due to their willingness to retain such information and also due to their vocal dexterity. (THE LANGUAGE BEAR.COM).

Not only is this statement not based on science, it is a harmful. It contributes to the monolingualism in America. These website never offer any science to support such a claim. My website, however, does:

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"Learn How To Learn Spanish Use The Right Methods", by Doug Bower, is loaded with practical suggestions to follow whether you want to study a second language at home or abroad. In addition to practical ideas, the author also provides a strategy of how to learn a language. The truth of the matter is that most of the language programs you buy are not that great. The author has weeded out the ones that could be a waste of money and provided an excellent list of language schools, self-study course books, workbooks, and language reference books. Just the ideas on what to do before spending money on an overseas language school can save a person thousands of dollars and endless frustration.--Delores Johnson, M.A.T.

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Dr. Paul Pimsleur devoted his life to language teaching and testing and was one of the world's leading experts in applied linguistics. He was fluent in French, good in German, and had a working knowledge of Italian, Russian, Modern Greek, and Mandarin Chinese. After obtaining his Ph.D. in French and a Masters in Psychology from Columbia University, he taught French Phonetics and Linguistics at UCLA. He later became Professor of Romance Languages and Language Education, and Director of The Listening Center (a state-wide language lab) at Ohio State University; Professor of Education and Romance Languages at the State University of New York at Albany; and a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Heidelberg. He did research on the psychology of language learning and in 1969 was Section Head of Psychology of Second Language Learning at the International Congress of Applied Linguistics.

Each lesson is approximately 30 minutes long. Dr. Pimsleur's research shows this to be the optimum period for learning, after which the mind loses its ability to retain new information. Try your best to work through one lesson each and every day. Whether you move on to the next lesson daily or repeat those you feel unsure about, it is important that you familiarize yourself with the language on a daily basis.

Dr. Pimsleur's Method of Learning is based on two key principles: the Principle of Anticipation and a scientific principle of memory that he called Graduated Interval Recall. This program incorporates both of these principles to provide you with the most simple and effective learning method possible. His method also incorporates two other unique components that are also important: Core Vocabulary Acquisition, and the Organic Learning Method.

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