AJ From Effortless English Learns Thai…
AJ the Effortless Language Student…
AJ from the Effortless English Club – an online English language course – flew to Bangkok at the end of December to put his language learning system to the test.
Only this time the language is Thai, not English. And this time, one of his top students (Jan) will be the teacher, with AJ taking the role of student.
In preparation, AJ started easy listening with Teach Yourself Thai the month before leaving for Thailand.
No grammar. No exercises. No boring stuff. Just listening and learning vocabulary.
Employing the same deep learning method he uses when teaching at the Effortless English Club, AJ listened to the same audios over and over.
Once in BKK, AJ plans to instruct Jan on his system.
I wonder how he’s getting along…
The Effortless English Club at Odeo…
Although the Effortless English Club podcasts are for English language learners, some are beneficial to learning most any foreign language. Below is a selection explaining AJ’s language learning system.
AJ Learns Thai
Outline: AJ’s announcement to learn Thai the Effortless English way.
Basic Flaws of Language Education
Outline: Listening should come before speaking and writing.
Subconscious vs. Conscious Learning
Outline: How the mini-story method works.
Storytelling
Outline: How storytelling works with effortless language learning.
Storytelling Mini-Story Example
Outline: As is says…
Super Fast!
Outline: Have fun by throwing out tedious grammar and boring textbooks.
English Learning Psychology
Outline: Manage your emotional language learning state to open yourself up to success.
The Power of Narrow Reading and Listening
Outline: Strategies to get to an academic level in foreign language learning.
Learn With Your Ears
Outline: Listen to learn before analysing grammar and sentence structure.
Use Focal Skills
Outline: Focal skill students are ahead of others (explains what’s available).
Learn Like a Child
Outline: A theory of language learning.
TPR & Listen First
Outline: More research to support listening first.
Mind Maps
Outline: How to use mind mapping to learn a foreign language.
Meditation For Language Learning
Outline: Learn how to meditate to increase your ability to concentrate for longer.
The Dance of Learning
Outline: How language learning delays work.
Relax!
Outline: Worry if your lessons slide, but don’t forget to enjoy your learning time too!
Learn English Intensely
Outline: How to immerse yourself in a language (a keeper, I’ll visit this one later).
Go ahead and dig through the rest at the Effortless English podcast archive.
Enjoy…
Stumble it!
It is always great to learn a new language. Good job and keep the good work.
rocio