YOU CAN LEARN SPANISH or Any Language No Matter Your Age or Disposition [Paperback]

Doug Bower (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 18, 2006

This is a how-to book on how to learn Spanish or any foreign language. Starting with grammar-first courses will not give you a high degree of spoken fluency in the target language. That's why you need to know the difference between language acquisition and language learning. You want to acquire a language if your goal is to be able to speak it.

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You CAN Learn Spanish or Any Language No Matter Your Age or Disposition, by Doug Bower, is loaded with practical suggestions to follow whether you want to study a second language at home or abroad. In addition to practical ideas, the author also provides a strategy of how to learn a language. The truth of the matter is that most of the language programs you buy are not that great. The author has weeded out the ones that could be a waste of money and provided an excellent list of language schools, self-study course books, workbooks, and language reference books. Just the ideas on what to do before spending money on an overseas language school can save a person thousands of dollars and endless frustration.--Delores Johnson, M.A.T.

About the Author

Doug Bower is a freelance writer, Syndicated Columnist, and book author. His most recent writing credits include The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Houston Chronicle, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Transitions Abroad, International Living, and The Front Porch Syndicate. He is a columnist with The American Chronicle, Ezinearticles.com, Cricketsoda.com, and more than 21 additional online magazines. His column writing is a major platform from which to promote his books. His book, The Plain Truth about Living in Mexico, was released through Universal Publishers, an imprint of Brown Walker Press The American Chronicle Syndicated Column - articles have been viewed 79,875. Ezinearticles.com - Articles have been viewed 73,000 and syndicated via RSS feed 2,000 times.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Lulu.com (September 18, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1847284957
• ISBN-13: 978-1847284952
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,407,138 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Helpful New Information about Learning Languages, May 4, 2008

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Roberta M. Jarrett (Albuquerque, NM) - See all my reviews
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This simply written little book gives lots of new information about the way humans learn languages. With clear instructions, helpful hints; web sites, references and great encouragement, it will open the path to multi-lingual skills for anyone who reads it. Americans are unfortunately way behind other World citizens in this area. I am encouraged and excited about what I have learned. It is a very useful tool! Thanks to author Doug Bower for a job well done.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars This book, July 11, 2007

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This review is from: YOU CAN LEARN SPANISH or Any Language No Matter Your Age or Disposition (Paperback)

proves to be somewhat useful, though the point is, you can find this information for free from this very site (amazon) by looking at product reviews. The truth is, we all learn differently, and it's best to try and find a stimulating and immersive way to teach yourself another language. What this book does is help you weed out the bad programs and resources and point you in the direciton of the ones that people generally have success with - again no gauruntees.

I also do not understand the title of this book. How can you learn another language if your disposition is one of habitual negativity and lacking in discipline? Learning another language despite posessing a certain apttitute or lackthereof may be possible, but it most certainly requires the right disposition. File that under major misnomers.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent plan for learning to speak Spanish, September 10, 2009

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Donald G. Chilton (Cave Creek, AZ) - See all my reviews
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I bought this book some time ago and have read most of it twice. I think it lays out an excellent plan for those who really want to speak another language. There are no silver bullets, and it takes studying every day. But I believe that the courses recommended by the Author really work, and make the effort challenging and rewarding.