The Birkenbihl-Approach is simple!
The principle of the Birkenbihl-Approach consists of listening to a native speaker of the foreign language while actively reading the word-for-word translation. Mother tongue + text = “active listening”. Through the combination of reading and listening, the brain absorbs the meaning of the words. You repeat the process until you feel you can understand the text in the foreign language. Just a few minutes a day is more than enough!
With “passive listening” our brain builds up new nerve tracks for the sounds – the same principle used by toddlers when they first learn words. This saves a great deal of time because it takes place during your usual daily routine. This way you learn the process through your subconscious!
Topics:
Taking orders in a restaurant, Alfred Korzybski and language as a map of reality, general semantics as well as linguistics, variations of a language, misconceptions due to linguistic diversification, history of language, adjectives and adverbs as a fascinating aspect of language, slave trade and its relevance for language
System requirements:
Windows: Intel® Pentium® III 1GHz or faster processor; Intel Pentium 4 2 GHz or faster / Microsoft® Windows® XP Home, Professional or Tablet PC Edition with Service Pack 2 or 3 (incl. 64-bit); Windows Server® 2003 or 2008; Windows Vista® Home Premium, Business, Ultimate or Enterprise (incl. 64-bit) with Service Pack 2; or Windows 7 (incl. 64-bit) Mac OS: Intel Core™ Duo 1.83 GHz or faster processor / Mac OS X v10.5 or v10.6 Other requirements: 512 MB RAM (1 GB recommended), CD-drive, a minimun of 700 MB free hard-disc storage unit
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