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Learning How to Learn a Language

Powerful Tools to Conquer Any Language
Rating: 4.5 out of 54.5 (74 ratings)
373 students
Created by Shane Dixon, Justin Shewell
Last updated 1/2019
English
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What you'll learn

  • You will learn how to create a language ecosystem, one that will strategically connect you to dozens of resources. Students will know how to approach language learning in a fun way that won't be intimidating.

Requirements

  • Know what language you would like to learn. With a computer, a journal, and desire, we can teach you HOW to learn a language. Learn powerful tools to gain mastery in any language. Join a community of learners that will support you.

Description

Why do people fail to learn a language? What are the secrets of those who are successful? Come on a journey with Dr. Shane Dixon and Dr. Justin Shewell as they help to explain the science behind your brain! In this online course you will learn about two major groups: those who fail, and those who succeed. By learning about the pitfalls that language learners fall into, and learning the principles upon which languages are actually learned, you will be able to create a language ecosystem that will boost your language learning power. What is a language ecosystem? It is a powerful paradigm that will help you find a community, build up language resources, and use proper techniques. By the end of the course you will have five keys to learning a language. These 5 keys will not only transform the way you think about languages, but also give you access into the world of successful language warriors everywhere. 

Who this course is for:

  • Learners of all levels who want to learn a language in a natural, immersive way. Learners who have struggled to learn languages in the past. Learners who would like to understand HOW languages are learned. People who are cool.

Course content

6 sections • 40 lectures • 3h 27m total length

  • Three Steps to Language Learning
    2 questions
  • Preview03:27

  • Preview08:13
  • Preview04:41
  • Poll Question
    1 question
  • Reading: Unforgettable Stories, Francois Gouin
    1 question
  • The Good Language Learner is Active: The Classroom Trap and The Gouin Effect
    05:00
  • Reading: Two Lies about Language Learning
    1 question
  • Checkpoint 1
    5 questions
  • Fundamental Metaphor: A Language Warrior EXPLORES
    04:51
  • Micro-video 1: Connections Create Community
    05:55
  • Micro-video 2: Community Creates Connections
    05:07
  • Micro-video 3: The Ecosystem
    05:41
  • Find Resources Now!
    1 question
  • Micro-video 4: The Ticket Principle
    03:37
  • Checkpoint 2
    4 questions
  • The Chat It Up Challenge (What, Already?)
    2 questions
  • Reading: The Art of Teaching and Studying Languages, by Francois Gouin
    1 question
  • Optional Reading: Frequently Asked Questions
    1 question
  • You've Earned a Badge!
    2 questions

  • Preview04:37
  • Preview04:38
  • Reverse Quiz: Take this quiz before you study the reading!
    3 questions
  • Entering Innerspace
    06:49
  • Checkpoint Quiz: Take the quiz again now that you have watched the last video!
    3 questions
  • Fundamental Metaphor: A Language Warrior is a SCIENTIST
    02:50
  • Micro-video 1: Monitoring: Taking Mental Notes and Seeing Your Progress
    05:03
  • Micro-video 2: Journaling and Summarizing
    05:29
  • Micro-video 3: Think Alouds: Examining the Cavern of Your
    04:49
  • Micro-video 4: Soliciting Feedback: Awareness Comes in Pairs
    04:19
  • Checkpoint Variant 1
    3 questions
  • Checkpoint Variant 2
    5 questions
  • Meet Your Community: The Cheat Card Method
    1 question
  • You've Earned a Badge!
    1 question

  • What Do Professional Linguists Think of Rosetta Stone and Duolingo?
    05:32
  • Use Strategies Flexibly: A Language Warrior BENDS
    03:46
  • Three Young Women
    1 question
  • Checkpoint
    3 questions
  • The Grasshopper Meets the Sensei
    03:37
  • Micro-video 1: Recombination and Chunking: Language is Legos
    05:54
  • Micro-video 2: Your Special Secret Talent: Eva's Story
    05:42
  • Micro-video 3: Culling for Answers and Resources
    04:16
  • Micro-video 4: Hedging and Repairing
    07:32
  • Checkpoint
    5 questions
  • Meet Your Community: Share Your Special Secret Talent
    3 questions
  • You've Earned a Badge!
    1 question

  • Small Note for Native English Speakers and You On-the-move Humans
    1 question
  • Focus
    06:58
  • Focus on Form
    04:36
  • Fossilization
    06:30
  • Checkpoint
    5 questions
  • Language Warriors Must Be Scholars
    04:22
  • Micro-video 1: The Pomodoro
    05:32
  • MIcro-video 2: Pomodoro Continued
    05:23
  • Micro-video 3: Selective Attention, Deep Practice, and Chunking
    06:16
  • Micro-video 4: Deep Practice Continued
    03:47
  • Micro-video 5: Mastery Learning
    05:58
  • Checkpoint
    5 questions
  • Meet Your Community: Pomodoro
    3 questions
  • You've Earned a Badge!
    1 question

  • Focus on Meaning
    06:35
  • Our Five Metaphors
    03:31
  • Checkpoint
    4 questions
  • Micro-video 1: A Desperate Need
    05:01
  • Micro-video 2: A Negotiation of Meaning
    08:20
  • Micro-video 3: Let the Field Lie Fallow
    07:08
  • Micro-video 4: The Language Map
    01:54
  • Checkpoint
    4 questions
  • Epilogue
    04:24
  • Meet Your Community: Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram Connect
    3 questions
  • You've Earned a Badge!
    1 question

Instructors

Shane Dixon
Professor at Arizona State University
Shane Dixon
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 74 Reviews
  • 373 Students
  • 1 Course

Dr.  Shane  Dixon is  a beloved language instructor and the  primary  designer  of  ASU's  online  TESOL  certificate  program,  Teach English Now!--the largest TESOL Certificate program in the world.  He was  recognized  by  Coursera  with  the  2016  Learner’s  First  Award,  given  to  the  top  design team  as  indicated  by  learner  reviews  and  course  ratings.  He  is  the  author  of  three  books  and  several  articles,  including  the  Amazon  bestselling  100  TESOL  Activities:  Practical  ESL/EFL  Activities  for  the  Communicative  Classroom and The Language Learning Guidebook:Powerful Tools to Conquer Any Language.  Dr.  Dixon  holds  a  doctorate  in  educational  technology  from  Arizona  State  University  and  a  master’s  in English  language  planning  and  policy from  Brigham  Young  University.  

Justin Shewell
Educational Technologist, Language Warrior
Justin Shewell
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 74 Reviews
  • 373 Students
  • 1 Course

Dr. Justin Shewell has a PhD in Educational Technology from Arizona State University, and a Masters in TESOL from Brigham Young University. He has been teaching English and training other teachers of English for the last 20 years. He has taught English in Asia, the Middle East, and the United States. He is the co-designer and main director/producer of the largest online TESOL certificate program in the world, Teach English Now!, and has produced Learning How to Learn a Language with Dr. Shane Dixon. He is the author of several books, book chapters, and articles, including 50 Ways to Teach Online and 50 Ways to Learn a Language (both available at Amazon.com).

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