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