Lingo Hacks By Lingo Mastery 401w3d

Lingo Hacks 6 Secrets for learning any language in NO Time!

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Contents Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 5 Chapter 1: Why Learn a Language, Anyway? ............................................................................... 8 Chapter 2: The Make-It-or-Break-It Stage .................................................................................. 11 Chapter 3: One Hack to Rule Them All ....................................................................................... 15 Chapter 4: The Tools You Will Need........................................................................................... 20 Chapter 5: Mind Training ........................................................................................................... 24 Chapter 6: Looking Into the Future ............................................................................................ 28 Conclusion ................................................................................................................................... 31

What you’ll find in this book (and what you WON’T) Hello, and welcome to Lingo Mastery, where we make learning languages look easy. In the following book — divided into six descriptive and easy-to-read chapters that will keep you on the edge of your seat until the very last page — we are going to open your eyes to some of the most dangerously efficient hacks that you can apply in your process of learning any language. You are not going to be taught a long-winded lesson on how to apply gender to Spanish, French or Italian; why Arabic writing is so intricate and unusual; or how you can say ‘Antidisestablishmentarianism’ in Japanese — this book is much more than that. We’re going to teach you how to improve your grammar and take it to new levels WITHOUT forcing you to digest each and every grammar rule. We’re going to help you break your record in memorizing countless amounts of vocabulary and learning complicated words WITHOUT throwing extensive lists of in your face and making you read them non-stop. We’re even going to give you plenty of motivation as to why you should start learning a new language today and what resources you can use to do so. ‘But how exactly are you going to do this?’ I hear you ask. Simple. We know that the average person simply does not have time to go to courses in their local language school or even spend their evenings in modern online webcam classes, especially because you don’t want to show an exhausted, messy-haired version of yourself to some handsome or beautiful and well-dressed teacher from across the world. We’re absolutely aware of this, and our goal is to present you with an alternative that will not only work, but give you more out of your learning! By the time you put this book down, you will have learned to use some of the most incredible language tools to gain up to 80% of fluency in any tongue, while applying less than half of the effort you’d require at any school or video class available out there. Sound good? Of course it does. Let’s begin, then…

Introduction The Moment We Realized Everyone Was Doing it All Wrong… We’re all teachers in one way or another. And although Lingo Mastery is run by language teachers, we have certainly needed those unexpected instructors to help guide us along our way. Our parents, our peers and those strangers on the street; the people on the news and the actors on our favorite TV shows and movies; even those famous musicians and artists, with their tendency to drive the new crazes into the media. They’re all teachers, if you think about it. Men and women who, in some kind of manner, lessons on to us and demonstrate what is right and what is wrong. Everyone needs a lesson to understand how to get something done, or to stop doing something wrong. To direct us on our course in life and demonstrate the way things are done properly. It wasn’t until a few years back when we realized that language teachers are simply doing it wrong, and have been for a long time. Now, we’re not trying to criticize the noble role of a language instructor in teaching their students a way to acquire fluency in a new tongue — we just want to tell everyone that there’s a much more efficient way that perhaps these experts were hiding to keep you going to their classes. We used to teach students new languages the traditional way: following the curriculum that our schools and institutes provided us, practicing concept after concept, rule after rule and having them do homework again and again until something stuck. The people in charge were accustomed to this method, and they were content in a way. After all, it didn’t matter to the school or the institute if the kids or adults went home without having truly learned to speak the language. They’d done ‘all they could’ to teach. If the student didn’t learn, well, that was their own problem. If you’ve ever tried a learn a language and have spent months or even years trying hard and haven’t managed to get past the basic or intermediate level, then you’ll FULLY understand what we mean by this.

As a teacher, some of us began to feel frustrated. Sure, we were seeing new faces and adding years of experience to our CV’s, but we weren’t truly doing what we wanted to do. We weren’t truly teaching the students how to do things properly, as a respectable teacher should. I personally sitting down on my own one day and saying: “Let me try to learn a language with the method I teach, and see how good it is.” Can you imagine the look on my face when I realized that the method I had followed blindly for so many years wasn’t as efficient as they’d told me? As my eyes opened, those of others did, and we began to look for ways to teach things properly, effectively, using methods that wouldn’t require students to spend years of their life simply to get out of basic levels of a new language. Methods that could get them to achieve around 80% of fluency in MONTHS. Many of us began to apply these new methods to fresh new students, and the shocking moment came when they started to learn at an impressive rate — one that we’d never witnessed before in a typical, oldfashioned classroom. Vocabulary skills skyrocketed, spelling abilities soared, and going to class wasn’t a chore to our students anymore, it was an amazing opportunity to further their grasp of a language. This is basically how Lingo Mastery was born. I, personally, wanted people to know what it felt like to actually learn a language, and I wanted to unite those teachers that felt the same way that I did. It worked, and now we’re spreading this even further as a TEAM. What audience are we targeting this at, though? I wondered when we began. What languages will we teach? But then it hit me. There was no reason we should limit ourselves. We could teach EVERYONE who wanted it, no matter what age. It wouldn’t require a special talent or natural advantage. It would just be a case of applying what we teach: the RIGHT method. And when it came to what languages we could teach, well…the sky was always the limit. So let’s begin — it’s time to demonstrate that we know what we’re talking about, and that we can definitely improve your learning. So sit

back, grab a drink or a snack and let’s start showing you how to learn a language like a professional.

Chapter 1: Why Learn a Language, Anyway? Six Reasons Why You Will Want to Learn a New Language within the Next Twelve Months “If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles.” - Sun Tzu We’d be lying if we told you that learning a new language isn’t scary. This isn’t even a feeling that only you and we suffer from, either — there is even an anxiety studied by psychologists called ‘xenoglossophobia’, which is basically the fear of learning or using a foreign language. It comes as no surprise, then, that only 50% of the world’s population (or just around 50%) can speak two or more languages, with numbers getting as low as 1% when it comes to the percentage of pentaglots — people who can speak five or more languages. In fact, only 18% of Americans can speak two or more languages fluently, and if we put these numbers into perspective, it is quite a shame that we’ll most likely encounter difficulties communicating with natives in other countries, or even immigrant citizens who haven’t learned our language yet in our own country. But is that even the best reason why we should learn a new language? No! Becoming fluent in an additional language has been associated with increased income, better social skills and even an enhancement in cognitive ability. By learning a new tongue, you’re basically becoming better at all of the characteristics you’ll need as a successful human being. We’ve compiled a specific list of six reasons why you’ll want to learn a new language within the next twelve months. Trust us when we tell you — you’re really going to want to start practicing once you’ve read these stats. 1. You Get Smarter This first reason is the absolute best reason to learn a new language, no argument. Success and money are good, but self-betterment and the

investment in oneself have no rival whatsoever. : there is nothing like doing something that will improve you. Recent scientific research has demonstrated that bilinguals have an increased development in their executive functions — that is, the processes related to problem solving, mental flexibility, attentional control and task switching. Bialystok et al. (2004) tested bilingual children against monolinguals, and the results showed that bilinguals outperformed the monolinguals in every conflict task that they came across. Awesome, huh? 2. You Make More Money This one is almost a no-brainer — the most attractive CV is the one with the most skills, and a second (third or fourth) language is up there with a certification in a programming language or online software tool, according to career talent scouts. Studies in Switzerland demonstrated that multilingualism was much more important than it seemed: speaking more than one language is correlated positively with the speaker’s yearly salary, as well as the productivity of entire nations (an improved GDP, in other words). Another study proved that bilingual citizens make around $3,000 MORE per year than monolinguals. 3. You Become More Open-Minded Ever been on the subway and heard someone talking in another language? Haven’t you felt a bit of prejudice and wondered if they’re talking about you? Trust us — they’re not, they’re probably just chatting normally. Most of us are just wired to have a certain level of fear or distrust towards what we don’t understand, and that’s okay. But if you want to get past that, learning a language is definitely the best way: multilingual individuals performed better on a study made by Dewaele, J. (2012), which was based on examining personality traits such as cultural empathy, open-mindedness and social initiative. Basically, learning a new language will open you up to more cultures, and it will give you the key to learning just what those people sitting across from you are saying! 4. You Become a Healthier Adult Later On Bilingualism has been associated with benefits against age-related cognitive decline for decades, and recent studies have found that

speaking several languages can increase protection against Alzheimer’s disease and other natural decline that old age brings. Monolinguals also showed a higher amount of age-related signs of decline when their brains were studied, as well as decreased gray matter density. We all want to be healthy and strong when we grow old, so starting to learn a language today could definitely put you on that path early! 5. You Become Better at Socializing Now, unless you’re planning to learn a new language by hiding in a cave with a laptop and an internet connection, you’re going to need to practice and communicate with other people who speak the same tongue as you. More importantly, you’re going to have to find the communities that speak the same tongue since they won’t exactly come looking for you! One of the amazing advantages of learning a have to find a group, website, forum or app language or clear up your doubts when you allows you to get past the troublesome parts will open you up to meeting new people.

new tongue is that you’ll where you’ll practice the get stuck. This not only of your lessons, but also

Who knows, you may just get to meet the love of your life or the best pal ever in one of those reunions! 6. You’ll Learn Your Next Languages Much Quicker This has a lot to do with learning curves — once you do something enough, it should get much easier to do in the future due to the way our brains learn things. Learning a language is no different. Your cognitive ability, especially the part related to your metalinguistic awareness (a trait related to the awareness of the meaning of words, letters and numbers in your brain) will be boosted once you’ve learned a second language, and you will find it easier to learn a third, fourth, and even fifth after that. So with all of this said and all of the reasons we’ve provided, as well as plenty more that you can think of yourself, what are you waiting for to start learning today?

Chapter 2: The Make-It-or-Break-It Stage It’s Time to Learn the Basics or Die Trying! “Success is no accident. It is hard work, perseverance, learning, studying, sacrifice and most of all, love of what you are doing or learning to do.” - Pele Have you ever read about those big universities that everybody tries hard to get into, studying for weeks or months on end after having already fought hard to keep their grades up in high school to even sniff a chance of being recognized as students worthy of a spot at these campuses… …and yet hundreds of these hard-working students are still overlooked once the enrollment period is done and dusted, and they are left lost and aimless as they’re forced to look for somewhere else to study instead? Learning a language can be just as cruel and unforgiving if you don’t do it right, believe us. In fact, it can quickly turn from an interesting experience into a nightmare that you end up quitting while feeling that you wasted your time. What you need, then, is a GOOD FOUNDATION. Take special note of this concept, because we will be touching upon it again and again in this book and in future lessons. Having a good foundation is like building a house on good, sturdy land. You won’t have to worry about all of it collapsing once you’re half or three-quarters of the way in. In language : you won’t have to go back and learn old concepts you should already have known, just because you’ve hit a point where you suddenly need those words you didn’t bother to practice earlier. But what are the basics, and why are we stressing on this point being so important?

Simple. Despite whatever you may feel about the target language and its complications, every single tongue on Earth is a code, and every code can be cracked. Think about it: have you ever read or heard of the language family tree? Similarly to your good ole’ genealogical tree, the language family tree is an amazing representation of how each and every language has some kind of connection with others around it, and how the development of every existing tongue has been the result of evolving languages preceding it. This explains concepts such as cognates, which are words that either sound or are written similarly (or both) in two or more languages, and which mean the same thing. Words such as night (English) can easily be found as nuit (French), nacht (German), noche (Spanish) or notte in Italian. The English word star, meanwhile, can be found in Spanish as estrella, as tara in Hindustani and Bengali, estel in Catalan and ster in Dutch, among many other languages. By now you should get the point. How exactly does this happen, though? As mentioned a few paragraphs above, every language is a code that was born from yet another code; no modern language was simply born from nowhere and was spoken without anyone adding to it or modifying its structure. Somewhere, you’re bound to find the similarities in pronunciation, grammar structure or spelling…and that’s where you have to start. To learn a new language, you will have had to start from a base tongue — in this case English — and it is just a matter of establishing the simplest examples of how sentences work in English first, before discovering how they do so in whatever language you’re learning. The basics, ladies and gentlemen. Subjects and predicates; nouns, verbs and complements; direct objects and indirect objects. There’s nothing complicated to mapping out the code you know, and that’s the very first step to learning to map the code you wish to learn. Of course, reader, we’re not saying this structure will help you learn to write in fluent Japanese or form sentences in Arabic, but for most Western tongues, this is an infallible method. By now, you’re probably wishing we’d stop explaining how it works and gave you an example instead, so that’s exactly what’s coming up next. Example of how this ‘code’ method works:

The most learned language in the U.S. is Spanish by far, with numbers showing that up to 37% more students are enrolling for Spanish classes than the next most popular one, French; this is why we’ve decided to illustrate the following example as an English-Spanish translation and not, say, Italian (sorry folks). In this basic and straightforward exercise, we’re going to show you how the method works, using the very simple phrase: I throw the ball to Daniel. Which in Spanish would be: Yo le tiro la pelota a Daniel. With the following considerations being made: I = Yo Throw = Tiro The = La (feminine) Ball = Pelota To = A Daniel = Daniel As you can see, the structure remains similar in both languages, with the exception of the word ‘le’, which counts as a necessary pronoun for it to make sense. “Ah, but that’s all well and good with such a simple sentence, but what about if you add something more difficult to the phrase?” I hear you say. Fine, let’s do that: After throwing the ball to Daniel, I took the next bus to the nearby city. Which in turn would be: Después de tirarle la pelota a Daniel, tomé el siguiente autobús a la ciudad cercana. With the considerations being made where: After = Después Throwing = De tirarle The ball = La pelota To Daniel = A Daniel I took the next bus = Tomé el siguiente autobus To the nearby city = A la ciudad cercana

Get it now? This can be proved again and again in almost every language. Why, though? Because our languages are codes. Nothing more.

Chapter 3: One Hack to Rule Them All The Greatest Language Lesson You’ll Ever Learn “The larger the island of knowledge, the longer the shoreline of wonder.” - Ralph W. Sockman Before going any further, we just want you to give yourself a pat on the back. If you’ve invested your time and patience into reading this book and have read this far, then you’ve already begun taking the steps to improving yourself and conquering a new language. Let us tell you right now that no language hack or learning method compare with the pure steel of willpower and determination, and anybody that attempts to tell you the contrary is either lying or mistaken. The hack we’ve prepared for you in this chapter will only be as effective as the drive you use it to learn with and the effort you put behind it, so please, PLEASE work hard to fulfill your dreams. Nothing great has ever been born from anyone simply using a shortcut — it has actually grown from the ingenuity and capability of the individuals who did. The rule of 80-20, and why your mind is about to be blown A 19th century economist in the University of Lausanne was sitting writing a paper one day when he realized something odd about his nation, Italy. Clearly, 80% of the land in the whole country was owned by 20% of the population. The economist, a young man by the name of Vilfredo Pareto, performed further studies on other countries, and demonstrated that they too had similar wealth distributions. This led him to conclude several points which soon turned into principles and rules, which have since evolved to be applied to economics, mathematics, sociology and politics. Even so, there is still one more relevant than any of the others, as well as the most recognized — The Pareto principle of factor sparsity, or 80/20 Rule. This precious rule, simply put, has been used to demonstrate that 80% of all our results are born from just 20% of our efforts. This law has,

however, been applied to all the fields of life so as to show that we can gather all sorts of examples of the Pareto principle in business, work, love, and many more aspects where you wouldn’t expect it to appear: Business - 80% of all your sales will be made by 20% of your customers Work - 80% of all your accomplishments will be achieved by 20% of your effort Love - 80% of all your happiness will be provided by 20% of your loved ones Life -

80% of your best moments will occur in 20% of your lifetime

And so on, since you probably get it by now. “But what does this all mean for someone who is learning a language?!” – I hear you cry! It’s simple: the Pareto principle will be your golden ticket to getting the best out of absolutely every minute, every hour and every day of studying you spend on the new tongue you’re trying to learn; it will even be the reason why you end up acquiring fluency in bare MONTHS, unlike what you’d achieve in any classroom (virtual or physical). “Does it really work, or are you feeding me of this clickbait nonsense I’ve seen everywhere?” Of course it works, we’ve applied it to our teaching and demonstrated it time and time again. And we’re about to hand the knowledge over to you, so sit back, strap yourself in and let’s go! Initiating hack… Loading 99%... 100%. Execute: ParetoPrinciple.exe The first thing that you must know when learning a new tongue is the following: the most important tool you will EVER have in your studies (whether you’re on the basic level, intermediate or advanced), is your vocabulary — basically, the words that you know. Knowing one hundred words will always make you better at Spanish, Italian or French than knowing fifty, regardless of the amount of grammar rules you’ve practiced or the fluency you have in pronouncing those fifty words. Learning words is extremely important, and not one language teacher can deny it.

This hack, however, isn’t just about learning words. That much is obvious, and we’re not here to state the obvious. Our hack is about learning the most essential and frequently-used words in a bid to take you from “I don’t know how to say hello in that language” to “Bonjour Mademoiselle, comment puis-je vous aider?” Learning the most common words in any tongue through the use of extensive practicing of word lists (reading and listening is KEY to getting this right) is the biggest hack you’ll ever find on language learning. Ever. Putting it all into statistics – A study that proves this hack works Have you ever heard of Alexander Arguelles, the American linguist? He’s known for being able to speak over fifty languages, and his studies are extensive on finding the best methods for learning new tongues (based on his own experiences). One of his most famous studies involves the analysis of the correlation between learned and the ability we should have at understanding and expressing ourselves in a different tongue: 250 words — Knowing two-hundred-and-fifty words will allow you to construct simple sentences in any language. Without them, you simply cannot communicate at the most basic level. 750 words — If you’ve learned this many words, then you will be able to speak the language at an everyday level. 2000 words — Knowing two-thousand words will give you the ability to say almost everything you’ll want to communicate with another person. Almost. 5000 words — You’ll have the same grasp of the language that any native speaker without a higher education possesses. 10000 words — You will be able to say you share the vocabulary of a native with a higher education. At this point you could decide to stop, or… 20000 words — Twenty-thousand words are more than enough to read and speak at an academic or technical level, representing a high level of language mastery. You have successfully accomplished learning this tongue’s vocabulary once you hit this number. But he didn’t stop there. The linguist’s study needed something more, another demonstration of how useful these frequent words can be, and

the next step beckoned: measuring just how much of a language you could learn with varying levels of vocabulary. The results were amazing: A student who knows the 1000 most frequently-used words will possess the knowledge of 76.0% of all vocabulary in nonfiction literature, 79.6% of all vocabulary in fiction literature, and 87.8% of vocabulary in oral speech. If that same student went and learned the 2000 most frequently-used words, he or she would be familiar with 84% of nonfiction vocabulary, 86.1% of fiction literature vocabulary, and 92.7% of the vocabulary used in oral speech. Finally, if this particular student went all the way and learned the 3000 most frequently-used words, he or she would possess the knowledge of 88.2% of vocabulary found in nonfiction, 89.6% fiction, and 94.0% of vocabulary used in oral speech. Can you begin to see the 80/20 rule being applied here? We’re not going to tell you to limit yourself during your learning, but the best point to stop at while learning vocabulary is at 2000 words, as you’ll improve your vocabulary only marginally after that, and at that milestone you’ll also know enough of the tongue to be able to communicate with natives. Do you think you can pull it off? Of course you can! The sole thought of learning 2000 words can be a terrifying prospect, something that not everyone can do when you’re just starting to pick up the basic of a new language. Some new students even look at these stats and shake their heads, preferring to learn their new language the old way. The inefficient way. But fear not, language students! This hack isn’t just the efficient way to learn a language, but an extremely simple and straightforward one. You see, there are plenty of word lists out there that provide you with the most common words in each language, making use of statistically proven software or human searches to find these and compile them all into one file. “Okay, that’s finding the words, but what about learning them?” You ask. Simple, my friends: scheduling a daily learning routine can be more than enough to get them done in three months. Three months of learning will give you a fluency of 84% of nonfiction vocabulary, 86.1% of fiction literature and 92.7% of oral speech. How many schools, institutes or online classes can do that for you?

Not a single one, that’s how many. Learning 20 to 30 words per day, every day, will allow you to have learned anywhere from 1800 to 2700 words once those 90 days are done. In fact, taking a day or two off per week will still allow you to hit those precious 2000 words once the three months have ed. Did you expect it to be this easy? Well it is. When it comes to tips, we recommend that you learn not only how to read or write a specific word, but also listen to it and learn to say it. It’s crucial to tell you early into this book — listening and talking while you read is a vastly superior system to just reading and writing. The power of oral vocabulary is invaluable. Don’t waste the chance to use it whenever you can, and be sure to get someone else involved so that they can help you and help themselves along the way! Plus, think about it — words can be really nice to read and understand, but you’ll never get to talking to that waiter in that five-star restaurant in Italy if you never learned to actually pronounce all of those Italian words! But more on that in the next chapter, anyway…

Chapter 4: The Tools You Will Need Reading vs. Audio? Or is it Both? “We become what we behold. We shape our tools, and then our tools shape us.” - Marshall McLuhan Yeah, about what we said at the end of the previous chapter… You’re going to need to learn to listen and to speak as much as you’ll need to read and write. “More learning?” I hear you ask (or not). Well, you’re going to need to go all the way if you want to do this properly. Regardless of how bad you are at pronouncing a word, you’re going to have to try; similarly, you’ll have to put your ears to the test over and over at listening while you read. It’s just part of learning a language, and you can’t learn a new tongue without it. No exceptions. There are just too many things that cannot be learned simply by reading, and this was something that didn’t quite help us in the past — just two or three decades ago, it was tougher to learn a new language outside of a classroom. Of course there were primitive tapes and oldfashioned videos that you could use, but you needed to have the right equipment at hand, and you also needed to be ready to rewind and fastforward whenever you either missed or misunderstood what the narrator had just said. Now, however? With online tutorials, websites, apps, eBooks and audiobooks, you’ll have an excess of resources to start practicing with before you’ve even gotten past the basic level of your studies. EBooks and audiobooks are so fascinatingly good, in fact, that you can even read and listen on the go, simultaneously, eliminating the need to grab an old Walkman while you watch an outdated VCR! Well, okay, not necessarily those pieces of equipment, but other inefficient ones instead. But what exactly are the benefits of reading while listening, or RWL as linguists call it?

1. You eliminate all background noise You may not realize it at first, but the amount of auditory input you’re receiving at a given time while studying may affect your learning process. Something such as the chirping of a bird, the slamming of a door or the honk of a car horn may distract you long enough for you to miss an important concept, or at least for you to need to re-read it. This, in the long term, will take away from your experience, and you may feel less prone to studying at certain hours due to the distractions that present themselves. With an audiobook, you’ll be able to concentrate fully on your studies, your ears becoming as focused on what you’re reading as much as your eyes are, and you’ll have the advantage of being able to study in almost any conditions — even on a busy, noisy street or a room full of people. 2. You improve your pronunciation This one is quite certainly the best reason to start using audiobooks ASAP, at least when it comes to the learning itself. Certain words you read in books are pronounced very differently from how they’re written (who would have said colonel is said as kernel, jeopardy isn’t pronounced as geo-pardy, and genre isn’t jeneur?) For this reason, you may certainly learn to read and write with text materials — which is excellent — but you’ll go on to pronounce things in the way you thought they were said, and not how they actually are said. Consistently listening to how words are said will eliminate this obstacle, giving you the correct pronunciation again and again, as well as allowing you to learn how certain common structures are supposed to sound (thus allowing you to identify how to say words you haven’t studied before). Overall, pronunciation is something you’ll want to improve, and listening to audiobooks will help you take care of that. Think about it: you may be standing before a crowd when you make that dreadful, costly mistake of saying a word in the most catastrophically wrong way possible. 3. You get to apply what studies have proven on reading-whilelistening This is the good ole’ stat-backed number on our list that you were waiting for, because what is a list if no studies back the facts up, eh? In a study made by language students in Taiwan (Chang, 2011), two groups of English students were compared in of their listening fluency and vocabulary gain after 26 weeks of classes. One of the groups had been subject to the usual formal instruction supplied by the

university, while the other had undergone a special RWL (ReadingWhile-Learning) treatment, which involved a listening text alongside a multiple choice and dictation exam. The results were incredible — the RWL group outperformed the control group in both exams, improving their scores in more than 100%. This successful group also studied more books, and showed the capacity of studying longer and more difficult texts in the second part of the study. Other studies (Lightbown, 1992; Trofimovich et al., 2009; Tragant et al., 2016; among others) have also demonstrated that students studying a language in RWL classes have developed a better attitude and motivation towards language than those following the traditional methods, and that their comprehension levels are similar while maintaining a better fluency and speed-of-learning level than their counterparts. Make your own conclusions, but it is becoming pretty obvious that reading while listening is a superior system to use for your language studies. 4. You can gain the fluency of a native without much effort Another issue that a language learner can come across once they’ve gotten past the initial barriers is the inability to talk like a native. I’m not just talking about the accent, because that will require you to physically be around natives, but the fluency itself. Being fluent can be defined, according to Dictionary.com: “Able to speak or write a specified foreign language with facility”. Now, you’ll notice that fluency isn’t the same as pronunciation, which we already mentioned. Fluency is actually a level of ease with which you can say what you need to say, whether you’re pronouncing it right or not. It is also more important to be fluent than it is to have an excellent pronunciation, considering that you’ll be able to have proper conversations if you’re not pronouncing properly, but not if your fluency is below average. Chang’s study in 2011 demonstrated that fluency can be greatly improved on by applying the RWL method, and other studies have shown that listening to somebody’s voice while you study (even when not reading) can achieve greater effects on your memory than just reading. 5. You learn to anticipate what you’re listening to This one will probably go under the radar due to its simplicity, but when you’re reading while listening, you may begin to see a pattern

developing in of knowing what the audio is about to say before it actually does. This will train you in a discreet way that will actually improve your language skills — it’s almost like predicting the way the actual tongue works, and it’s what you’ll be able to do after a certain amount of time using this method! If you can pick up one or two things before they’re said and begin to feel comfortable with the language you’re listening to, you’re going to start improving your fluency within no time. So by now, with these five reasons to start learning by reading while listening (RWL), you’re not going to want to miss out on following this technique on your way to mastering a new language. In fact, we recommend that you start considering audiobooks to accompany your eBooks right away — you’re not going to regret it!

Chapter 5: Mind Training Because We Can’t Teach You if You Don’t Teach Yourself! “I hated every minute of training, but I said ‘Don’t quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion.’” - Muhammad Ali What do you think you could do if you put your mind to it and left all your fears and doubts behind? The only valid answer to this question is: anything. That’s right, students — if you can put yourself to the test and train your mind in the right way, you could just about pull off anything you wanted, including learning a new language and going to a country to speak it with the natives. “How, though?” you begin to ask, wondering just why we make it sound so easy when you’ve tried and tried and haven’t succeeded in getting the results that you wanted. Look, nobody said it was easy, pal! But we want to make you BETTER at it. If chapter 3 was about hacking languages and chapter 4 was ing a special technique to improve your learning, then this chapter could basically be about how to reinvent your whole strategy to make both of the previous chapters sink in even better. Your body can become better at gaining mass, muscle, endurance or whatever skill you apply it to, so why would you doubt that your brain can achieve the same by training in its own ways? Exactly, there’s no reason to doubt! Let’s begin then — it’s time you learned how to make your mind want to learn a language. 

Habits: the good, the bad and the ugly

Habits…a word typically associated with something you don’t want to do. Think about it: we usually associate ‘habits’ with smoking, chewing with our mouth open, drinking, biting our nails or forgetting to say ‘thank you’, and we’re taught at an early age to get rid of such things.

But what if I told you that you can make efficient learning a habit, just like you made a habit of crossing your legs while reading this book (We got you, didn’t we)? There’s nothing alien or impossible about training yourself into turning your learning into a habit if you know how to do it! Think of your priorities in life at the moment. Perhaps you’re a college student, or a caring mother, or a guy working extra hours to take care of a household. Perhaps you’re a freelancer that loves programming code at night when everyone is asleep, or you’re a travel lover that wants to go to every big tourist attraction before you settle down. It really doesn’t matter in the end — everyone and anyone can develop good, healthy habits. The best way to begin establishing your language study as a regular, recurring activity is to arrange your priorities, and assign this particular task a priority just about as high as any other thing you feel you must do before the day is done. Say you wake up every morning and have breakfast/a shower before spending eight hours at work, or six, or whatever. You most likely have a break during work, which you use to eat, and then you may have some free time that you’ll use to rest at home, have dinner and then enjoy some leisure time and prepare yourself for the next day(s) before sleep. You probably see your schedule as full right now, right? If you have a partner or children, you’ll add them to the equation and shrug at our suggestion that you could actually study every day if you put your mind to it. “What? No,” you think, “I don’t want to overload myself or something. That’s how you get a heart attack.” Wrong! Studying a language doesn’t imply pushing away your other responsibilities, nor does it mean that you need to dedicate three to four hours a day to reading textbooks and listening to audio lessons. If you can dedicate 45 minutes per day on learning the like we explained in chapter 3, and an additional 45 minutes per day on reading to eBooks while listening to audiobooks, you’re going to tear your way through your language lessons like a pro. Believe us — we’ve already taught languages in daily two-hour classes, and those were the inefficient, traditional versions of what you’re about to embark on. One-and-a-half hours of efficient study per day should be

enough until you’ve learned the ; one hour for reading while listening after that should suffice. Make studying a habit: find some spare time in your day and fill those social media or TV minutes with some soft studying instead. Your second language skills will be grateful once you’re done. 

How to create a functioning schedule?

This may be the trickier part of training your mind — we can always tell you to make a habit of studying in your free time, but your free time might already have something assigned to it, such as a nap before studying for tomorrow’s math exam or doing the dishes. Fear not: you can still manage this without any worries. The key phrase here is — don’t leave learning for later. It’s that simple. Priorities are crucial if you want to organize your time, otherwise you may find yourself tired after walking the dog and watching an episode of your favorite series, and studying may not feel as tempting anymore. Learn to separate things into how important they are. There is a difference between ‘urgent’ and ‘important’. Learn this difference and you’ll be already half way there. For example, having a shower can be something both urgent and important, since you can’t go around everywhere with last night’s clothing. However, today’s exercise session is simply important, but not urgent. You could go running during your free time at 4 p.m., but if it keeps you from studying some Portuguese, then leave it for 5, why not? On the other hand, you can find things which are urgent but not important, such as reading an email, going over something your colleague sent you or looking up an item you needed to purchase online. To avoid forgetting to do these things, we recommend either multi-tasking (which works for some better than others), or handing the task over to somebody else. Who? Your partner, a co-worker or even an employee (you can find assistants online, depending on your needs, and any costs may ultimately be worth it thanks to the increased output you’ll be getting). Finally, we come across the non-important, non-urgent matters of life. Some of the most extremist coaches and teachers say: “Get rid of these things! You won’t need them to become a better person!”, but what is life without half an hour daily on social media? An hour and a half watching a thrilling soccer game? A few rounds of video gaming with your siblings?

Yeah, it would be pretty boring if we went 100% production and 0% fun mode in life, so you can’t just quit those tasks. Instead, make it your goal to build a single period out of all the free time you’re going to enjoy in the day. Instead of having three hours a day off divided into three segments (morning, afternoon and night), try to enjoy those three hours in the afternoon and study or work during the morning and night all you can. It has been proven to work efficiently, and you don’t get distracted once you’ve gotten started on the important stuff! : knowing what is urgent and what is important (as well as what is both and what isn’t either of the two) is crucial to identifying what you must do during your schedule. Finding the tasks that can you do, those you can postpone and those you can delegate is a skill that will take you far in life, no matter what field you’re applying it to. If you can still balance all of that out with spending time with your family and friends then success will come naturally. Master it all and you will learn to organize your time like the CEO of a Multinational Corporation in no time!

Chapter 6: Looking Into the Future What Comes After All of This Info? “The past cannot be changed, the future is yet in your power.” - Unknown We’ve shared with you our knowledge and given you the tools to reinvent yourself as a language student. Our language hacks are in your hands now, and you feel confident. Yet even with what you now know, you may still be wondering just what exactly the first step is in the right direction. Think about it, none of this that you learned with our book is worth anything if you don’t know what you’re going to do with it! “Do I start making my schedule first? Or should I begin learning the words from the word lists? What if I apply the hack with the eBook I bought? Should I get an audiobook now, or should I wait until I’m done reading this final chapter of Lingo Hacks?” Suddenly, you feel a bit overwhelmed and you’re back to square one, suffering from the nerves of facing the mighty monster that a new tongue represents. To keep you from descending into madness and rage-quitting your way out of the beautiful experience of learning a new language, we’ve prepared one final recap for you to get yourself prepared for what is coming. All we can say is: enjoy it! 

What you have to do now

1. Make your very first draft of a schedule You need to feel comfortable with your very first timetable, so you can’t expect to go ahead and start forcing yourself to study an hour a day or to stop doing what you did until yesterday during your leisure time — life doesn’t work like that. Go slowly and above all, adapt to what you’re starting to do. There is nothing better than to love what you do. Forcing yourself to rearrange your entire life is not going to end well. Start off with a draft and find your limits. You’ll see how it goes better that way!

2. Get your first language audiobook You may have already purchased eBooks in the past, and that’s great! But if you don’t read-while-learning (RWL), you’re going to miss out on the important side of studying that will boost your fluency! Try to get audiobooks from trusted publishers, who typically use professional voice actors to get their works done. Most importantly, try to practice and compare RWL to normal studying and see the benefits for yourself. They certainly will be there, but sometimes you need to see it to believe it. Want any of our Audiobooks for FREE? If you don’t have an Audible yet, you can get ANY of our books (over $25 value) for free when you sign up on a Free Trial. Just click here, chose any book and click “Try Audible Free”. 3. Start looking for word list eBooks and free vocabulary resources online! This one is especially important. You can’t hack a language if you don’t have the tools! Search for vocabulary lists and eBooks built for learning new words. It is of paramount importance that you begin learning new words ASAP, and you will need to have the resources ready for when you begin. , RWL can also be used for this aspect of learning, and will improve your fluency and efficiency. 4. an app and get practicing Phone apps can be a double-edged sword — they can make you believe you know a lot when you’re still a novice — but they certainly can be helpful when you’re not at home. Get a language learning app today and start practicing your new tongue on-the-go! 5. Find a study partner — even better, find a group! Learning a language alone can be a sad prospect. We’re not saying it can’t or shouldn’t be done, but your efficiency will grow with help from either a partner who is on the same level as you, or someone who can actually help you improve your grammar and vocabulary. This will also provide you with a valuable opportunity of making new friends, and open the door for special moments and memories together. Aww! 6. Consider getting specialized assistance in your language

Our final tip is a ‘just in case’, like those hoses locked behind a glass pane that must be broken if a fire starts. You may not always have the ability to understand what’s going on in the book in front of you. Sometimes you’ll feel so stuck that it might even make you want to tear your hair out. But do not fear: you still have one last ace up your sleeve. You can find an online teacher that can help you solve your doubts and practice with you. Just like a bodybuilder once needed a trainer to start off or how the best sportsmen need a proper coach to perform at the highest level, you may simply need a great teacher to take you by the hand and guide you through the worst of what you’re studying. There is nothing wrong or shameful about itting defeat every once in a while. To do so and to change your ways is to become stronger and wiser. Never forget that. And with all of that said, we can finally conclude this wonderful book…

Conclusion It’s Time to Say Goodbye Wow, wasn’t that a lot to process?! You learned how to hack a language, develop your tools, how to apply the Pareto principle, understand the importance of learning a language, build a schedule and manage your free time, all in one book! Amazing, huh? We’ve written this book with the intention of making you all better students, but also because we want to make you better people. We want you to socialize in other languages, to make more money because of your ability to speak a second, third and fourth tongue. We want you to develop your mind and organize your life. And we want you to begin doing it all today. Believe in yourself — because when you do, you can accomplish anything. Go out there, apply these teachings and learn whatever language you want. Check out Lingo Mastery on Amazon to find the resources DESIGNED for YOUR language learning journey. After that, well… …the whole world will be yours to conquer. THE END