naps 2016 jimmy mello - speak in 90 days: speaking, fluency and proficiency

Speak in 90 daysSpeaking, fluency and proficiency

"No pain, no gain"If you are not ready to make some "difficult" choices go to the

other presentation. There is no magic pill.

Learn Speak

Be fluent

Be proficient Native

speake

r

Speak a

language Be proficient

in a

Language

Be fluent in

a Language

What can I

do in...-English

-Spanish

-Italian

-Catalan

-Portuguese

-French

-German

-Dutch

-Ancient Greek

-Modern Greek

-Esperanto

-Polish

-Latin

-Russian

-Bulgarian

-Romanian

What language do you

speak?I can travel, teach and live comfortably in countries which

languages are: Spanish, English, Portuguese, Italian and

Catalan (maybe French).

I can interact with people, exchange information, stay for a

week in places that speak: Polish, Russian, Esperanto (no

countries, I know 😛), Dutch and German.

I can order a coffee and read things in Norwegian, Greek and

Japanese.

I can read in koiné (Greek from the bible) and Latin.

Now that you know what I

mean...

You know

that speak is

NOT:Be fluent;

speak as a native;

be proficient;

only learning it.

Small Miracles or

Reality? How deep will you go into the hole?

Grammar??

Conversation

Readin

g...

Secrets that nobody will

tell you:Teachers are trained to teach long term programs;

Teachers don't believe in fast Methods;

Bilingual teachers forgot how to learn a language, so they simply

can't do it properly;

Native speaker do not teach better than non-native speakers

(unless they are teachers);

Don't use a teacher, they only want your money and time;

Use a common native speaker to keep weekly conversation.

Do you

really want

to learn

Yourubá?

How deep do you want

to get into the hole?

Resource is

only a

potential How deep do you want

to get into the hole?

Ok, so how can I speak

in 90 days?

Be realistic!

You will not be fluent!

You will make some (or a lot of) mistakes!

You will forget some (many) things when you are about

to speak!

You will be ready to give up when you face the first big

obstacle.

But you will be proud of yourself at the end.

Motivation

Will you change studying Yoruba to go to a picnic with

your family?

Will you change a trip to a nice city with friends to

study Yoruba?

Adapt your routine

Change everything you use in your daily life to Yoruba.

Take your house virtually to Africa: films (YouTube,

Vimeo, Youruba movies app 😳, Facebook)

Look for real (virtual) friends (italki, Hello Talk)

Listen to podcasts in the target language (SBS radio,

Mypolyglot, newsinslowlanguages.com...)

Go where Youruba speakers are...

Use your spare time

Lonely planet phrasebook (open it and learn at least

one whole sentence every hour).

Flashcards: carry them in a small case and hang

them around your neck. This will remind you all the

time your goal.

Listening: choose a short story (10-15 minutes) and

listen to it the WHOLE day while doing other things,

even without understanding a single word.