The Language Learner Guidebook: Powerful Tools to Help You Conquer Any Language 1938757467, 9781938757464

Table of contents :
Foreword

I. The Five Questions You Need to Ask Yourself
1. The Very First Thing You Need
2. Wafa’a
3. Outside the Lines: The Language Learning Ecosystem
3.5 Not Even a Chapter, Just a Slight Detour
4. Rosetta Stone is a Bowflex
5. Learning Smart, Not Hard
6. Making and Keeping Friendships
7. National Plans

II. Explore
8. How Can Immersion Fail?
9. The Two Traps
10. The Ecosystem: Why?
11. The Ecosystem: What?
12. The Ecosystem: How?
12.5 Not Even a Chapter, Just a Free Offer

III. Introspect
13. Innerspace
14. The Long and Short of Motivation
15. Going on Language Missions
16. Strategies for Better Introspection
16.5 Not Even a Chapter, Just Something Cool

IV. Flexibility
17. Daisy
18. You Know Enough
19. Choosing
20. Prioritizing
21. Life Preserver Strategies

V. Details
22. The Assumption of Equivalency
23. Who Learns Better?
24. Switch It Up
25. The Right Side of the Column
26. The Driver's Seat
27. Details of Self-directed Learning
27.5 Not Even a Chapter, Just a Thought

VI. Meaning is Everything
28. Three Young Women
29. Learn a Little, Use it a Lot
30. Building Blocks
31. The Case for Fun
32. A Two-Track Mind
33.5 Not Even a Chapter, Just Some Advice

Epilogue

VII. Strategy Workbook
Explore Strategy 1
Explore Strategy 2
Explore Strategy 3
Explore Strategy 4
Explore Strategy 5
Introspect Strategy 1
Introspect Strategy 2
Introspect Strategy 3
Introspect Strategy 4
Flexibility Strategy 1
Flexibility Strategy 2
Flexibility Strategy 3
Flexibility Strategy 4
Details Strategy 1
Details Strategy 2
Details Strategy 3
Meaning Strategy 1
Meaning Strategy 2
Meaning Strategy 3

References
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