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| zenmonkey Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6554 days ago 803 posts - 1119 votes  1 sounds Speaks: EnglishC2*, Spanish*, French, German Studies: Italian, Modern Hebrew | Message 1 of 4 28 September 2008 at 12:49pm | IP Logged |
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Anyone read The Quick and Dirty Guide to Learning Languages Fast by Hawke?
I'm wondering if it is any good as a starter/primer kit to a new language? http://www.amazon.com/Quick-Dirty-Guide-Learning-Languages/d p/1581600968/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1222623278&sr=1- 1 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Volte Tetraglot Senior Member Switzerland Joined 6441 days ago 4474 posts - 6726 votes Speaks: English*, Esperanto, German, Italian Studies: French, Finnish, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 2 of 4 28 September 2008 at 2:08pm | IP Logged |
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I've read it; I wouldn't bother. It's the extreme end of "get something usable fast at all costs". It has a couple of interesting tips (ie, learn how to say a variety of simple things, and when faced with someone talking to you, ask a question using what you know to make sure you understood). On the downside, the advice is inconsistent and poorly described. If you look at the controversy over 'Tarzan speak' elsewhere on this forum, you'll get an idea of the style of language it recommends using; grammatical niceties aren't a priority, although it does say you should spend some time with grammar.
Worth a read? Maybe. Worth basing your studies on? Not unless you're in the very specific situation of needing to communicate basic but not-only-touristy information within a couple of weeks, no matter what the cost to your future studies may be. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| zenmonkey Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member Germany Joined 6554 days ago 803 posts - 1119 votes 1 sounds Speaks: EnglishC2*, Spanish*, French, German Studies: Italian, Modern Hebrew | Message 3 of 4 28 September 2008 at 3:39pm | IP Logged |
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That was basically my question, was it worth a read?
I often approach language learning as a go for broke deal - you just gotta - German was not on my "lovely languages" to learn but now I am at it with a pssion - cause I gotta. I'll search the Tarzan speak. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| chelovek Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 6089 days ago 413 posts - 461 votes 5 sounds Speaks: English*, French Studies: Russian | Message 4 of 4 28 September 2008 at 3:55pm | IP Logged |
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I read some of it and skimmed through the rest. It's got some good tips for getting survival skills quickly, but you can find much better language learning information and tips on this site.
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