I recommend the "Teach Yourself"
Series of Language Learning Material.
(Links below)

Whichever language learning material you choose,
it is to have the following, for this learning method.

(1)

Spoken Dialogues

and

(2)

Accompanying Written Text Book

This language learning course
is to be done in TWO PHASES

PHASE I is divided into two Sections:

(1)

Intensive Listening

and

(2)

Intensive Speaking

PHASE II is comprised of three sections:

(1)

Intensive Listening

(2)

Intensive Speaking

and

(3)

Intensive Reading / Writing

(1)

You are to approach your study
materials in the following way.

For PHASE I you are not to read from
your book. The book is used in phase II.

(2)

You are to study the units of the language course in
BLOCKS of '3s' per month, until the study material
is finished.

FOR EXAMPLE: If you choose a
language Course that has 16 Units
( Like Teach Yourself Dutch )

MONTH 1 Study UNITS: 1 - 3

MONTH 2 Study UNITS: 4 - 6

MONTH 3 Study UNITS: 7 - 9

MONTH 4 Study UNITS: 10 - 12

MONTH 5 Study UNITS: 13 - 15

MONTH 6 Study UNITS: 14 - 16 **

** See Units 14 & 15 are repeated
again to give a "3 Unit Block".

You are to consider 'one month' to be the
date you start to the next month of that day.

FOR EXAMPLE:

1st month: You start Units 1 - 3:
September 15, 20XX and End October 15, 20XX

2nd month: You Start Units 4 - 6:
October 16, 20XX and End November 16, 20XX

And so on....

THE BEGINNING: PHASE I

DAYS 1 - 9

(a)

You are to listen to your block of 3 units, 3 times per session.

'A session': Is when you have listened to the 3 units / 3 times.

(b)

Listen to the Audio with both ears.

That is: You are to hear the language
material with both RIGHT and LEFT ears.
(Use both headphones)

For days 1 - 9, you are not to repeat out loud, anything!
Even if prompted by audio. Just relax and listen for
3 times per session.

1/3 into the month: PHASE I

10th Day - 15th Day

(a)

You are to listen to your block of 3 units, 3 times per session.

(b)

Listen to audio with both right and left ears.

(c)

Start to repeat out loud as prompted by the audio.

(d)

You are to repeat freely the audio material as you choose,
using your PAUSE button. That is: give yourself as much time as
you need to repeat clearly and try as much as possible to repeat
without your native accent (imitate the native speakers the
best you can).

RESTRICTION:

In the 3 times you listen to the audio in a session:

(i)

For the first run of your 3 unit block -
Listen only - Do not repeat
out loud....

(ii)

For the second & third runs of your 3 unit
block (to complete a session) - repeat out loud.

That is:
Do not repeat out loud during the
first run of 3 units during the session

Repeat out loud for the last two
runs of the three units for the session.

One Half into the month: PHASE I

16th Day to End of month

(a)

You are to listen to your block of 3 units, 3 times per session.

(b)

Listen to audio ( for the whole session )
with one ear only (use one headphone).

Then alternate ears for the rest of the month.

That is:
On the 16th day, listen with RIGHT ear.

On the 17th day, listen with LEFT ear.

On the 18th day, listen with RIGHT ear.

And so on....

(c)

After listening only to first run of audio,
repeat OUT LOUD last two runs as prompted by audio.
That is: Listen only the first run, then start to repeat
out loud the last 2 runs, to complete a session.

This is the end (in part) of the
intensive listening and speaking of PHASE I

You are to repeat these exact steps
for each block of 3 units per month.

For the block of 3 units you are studying for the month....

Go through the block of 3 units. You are looking for
everyday dialogues presented within the units.
Choose dialogues that are at least 30 seconds in length
or greater.

Some dialogues are presented as native speakers at a market, cafe;
as business presentations, or other dialogues where the native speakers
speak in the language you are learning.

When you go through the block of 3 units, jot down where
tracks on CD the dialogues that exceed 30 SECONDS are.

With the dialogues jotted down for intensive speaking, you are to....

Memorize 30 seconds of spoken
dialogue per hour per day.

That is: For 30 seconds of spoken dialogue,
you are to use 1 hour to memorize the speech.

Use your PAUSE button as much as possible, in the length
you feel comfortable and commit the spoken dialogue by
the native speakers to memory - repeating out loud for
the whole hour.

Do this for all dialogues in the block of 3 units.
Approaching it in blocks of 30 SECOND INCREMENTS - ONLY.

Do not worry too much if you don't understand what is being said.
Just learn how to speak it, first. You will understand each word
in PHASE II of this foreign language learning program.

Teach Yourself Dutch	Teach Yourself French	Teach Yourself German

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Teach Yourself Spanish

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Teach Yourself Library

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Rick Steves' Best of Europe 2010	Rick Steves' Europe All 80 Shows DVD Boxed Set 2000-2009

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More on Travel, visit ricksteves.com

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Learning A Foreign Language - Phase II

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Language Learning Method: Patent Pending

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Naked Dutch

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