Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
3 Hour(s) 27 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Shane Dixon, Justin Shewell
Rating
Course Overview
Powerful Tools to Conquer Any Language
Why do people fail to learn a language? What are the secrets of those who are successful? Come on a journey with Dr. Shane Dixon and Dr. Justin Shewell as they help to explain the science behind your brain! In this online course you will learn about two major groups: those who fail, and those who succeed. By learning about the pitfalls that language learners fall into, and learning the principles upon which languages are actually learned, you will be able to create a language ecosystem that will boost your language learning power. What is a language ecosystem? It is a powerful paradigm that will help you find a community, build up language resources, and use proper techniques. By the end of the course you will have five keys to learning a language. These 5 keys will not only transform the way you think about languages, but also give you access into the world of successful language warriors everywhere.
Course Content
- 6 section(s)
- 40 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Before You Begin
- Section 2 An Active Task Approach: The Explorer
- Section 3 Language Learner Awareness: The Scientist
- Section 4 Language Learner Flexibility: The Sensei
- Section 5 Focus on Form: The Scholar
- Section 6 Focus on Meaning: The Friend
What You’ll Learn
- You will learn how to create a language ecosystem, one that will strategically connect you to dozens of resources. Students will know how to approach language learning in a fun way that won't be intimidating.
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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MMartina
It didn’t meet my expectations. I thought it would be more practical and that I would learn some new teaching techniques. I might not have read the course description carefully. It was basically a monologue of a man talking about how to learn a language — very general information.
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JJohnny Ta
speaks too slow. i HATE the introduction of each video. seems like a filler and waste of time.
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SSia Now
Good.. but could have been better Loads of fluff.. didn't learn a lot of new unique techniques The course could be shorter and is stretched for no reason... Especially, the bloopers at the end of each video are extremely unnecessary and a waste of time
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MMark Greenberg
This course is a lot shorter than advertised as there are a few minutes of very annoying credits after each lecture. I guess the developers think this is funny, but its not, and very unprofessional.
