1. Effective Language learning
Anna Makaryeva

2. There is no “language talent”! (ex.: Tim Doner and his method)

3. 10 Steps to learn a language
Chose a language you want to learn
Find a mobile app for language learning that suits you (Duolingo, Babbel, LingQ).(tv and music)
Dedicate a few days to concentrate on the language.
Learn the 100 most used words and the phrase “How do you say…?” (cognates!)
Study every day, even if it is only 5 minutes.
Try to think in the language.
Learn how to read. Reading will give you vocabulary and the right spelling.
Re-listen to old songs that you forgot about.
Find a language partner.
Chris Lonsdale’s “5 Principles and 7 Actions”

4. 5 Principles
Chris Lonsdale is a linguist that studies the fastest ways to learn languages.
Relevance-Attention-Meaning-Memory.
Communicate right from day one.
“If your face is hurting you're doing it right.”
Comprehension is more important that accumulating a lot of knowledge.
Learn while you are happy and relaxed. If you are stressed out, you won’t learn anything.

5. 7 Actions
Listen a lot.
Try to get the meaning first.
Start mixing. (Michel Thomas)
Focus on the most frequently used words.
Find a language parent (different from the language partner).
Copy the face of native speakers.
Connect the words to concepts and images, not to words in your native language.

6. The end