Language Acquisition Made Practical : A Comprehensive "How-to" Book for Learning Any Language

by E. Thomas Brewster

Product Details

Paperback: 382 pages
Publisher: Lingua House (January 1, 1976)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0916636003
ISBN-13: 978-0916636005
Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 0.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #318,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)


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Genres: Language, Nonfiction, Linguistics

382 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1976

Reviews

[Jaw1]

This is a great tool to learn local language. This is powerful if you are working in a local context and need to both embrace and be embraced the community you are living in.

If your goal is to be an official translator... this method will need to be with other ways of learning. Still if local dialect and slang matter... I know of no other text that helps using language learning as part of the glue that bonds you to a local community.

[Jonathan]

If you are in a new place and in charge of teaching yourself a new language, this is a great book to get you started in it.

[Finlay]

A very detailed framework for building your own language study plan. It was originally written for people learning a language where there was no pre-existing material (eg, making recordings, etc), while these days you probably already have access to lots of high-quality audio. But it's still important to understand a structure and set of techniques -- your Pimsleur or Assimil course will get you started, but you really have to take ownership of the process if you want to reach a higher level.