作者简介

Gabriel Wyner is an author, opera singer and polyglot based in Los Angeles, CA. After not getting anywhere in 5 years of high school language classes, he reached fluency in German in 14 weeks with the help of the immersive Middlebury Language Schools. As a result, he fell in love with the process of language learning, going on to spend two months in intensive Italian courses in Perugia, Italy. Searching for ways to bring the immersion experience into the home, he began to develop a system that rapidly builds fluency in short, daily sessions. In 2010, his efforts paid off. He learned French to fluency in 5 months, and then Russian in 10 months.
Born in Los Angeles, Gabriel graduated summa cum laude in 2007 from the University of Southern California with dual degrees in Mechanical Engineering and Vocal Arts Performance, and was awarded the Renaissance Scholar's prize for excellence in unrelated disciplines. He then moved to Vienna to pursue triple Master's degrees at the Konservatorium Wien in Opera, Lieder and Voice, and graduated with honors in 2011.
Currently learning Hungarian, Gabe is looking forward to starting Japanese in mid 2014. His book on language learning - Fluent Forever: How to learn a language fast and never forget it - will be published on August 5, 2014 (Harmony Press/Random House).

内容简介

The ultimate rapid language-learning guide! For those who’ve despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is a book that will make the words stick. At thirty years old, Gabriel Wyner speaks six languages fluently. He didn’t learn them in school -- who does? -- rather, he learned them in the past few years, working on his own and practicing on the subway, using simple techniques and free online resources. In Fluent Forever Wyner reveals what he’s discovered.

The greatest challenge to learning a foreign language is the challenge of memory; there are just too many words and too many rules. For every new word we learn, we seem to forget two old ones, and as a result, fluency can seem out of reach. Fluent Forever tackles this challenge head-on. With empathy for the language-challenged and abundant humor, Wyner deconstructs the learning process, revealing how to build a foreign language in your mind from the ground up.

Starting with pronunciation, you’ll learn how to rewire your ears and turn foreign sounds into familiar sounds. You'll retrain your tongue to produce those sounds accurately, using tricks from opera singers and actors. Next, you'll begin to tackle words, and connect sounds and spellings to imagery, rather than translations, which will enable you to think in a foreign language. And with the help of sophisticated spaced-repetition techniques, you'll be able to memorize hundreds of words a month in minutes every day. Soon, you'll gain the ability to learn grammar and more difficult abstract words--without the tedious drills and exercises of language classes and grammar books.

This is brain hacking at its most exciting, taking what we know about neuroscience and linguistics and using it to create the most efficient and enjoyable way to learn a foreign language in the spare minutes of your day.


Gabriel Wyner is an author, opera singer and polyglot based in Los Angeles, CA. After not getting anywhere in 5 years of high school language classes, he reached fluency in German in 14 weeks with the help of the immersive Middlebury Language Schools. As a result, he fell in love with the process of language learning, going on to spend two months in intensive Italian courses in...

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  • 丫丫
    严重推荐下最近读完的这本语言学习的书。好消息是,根据科研表明,业已成年的我们仍然拥有和婴儿时期一样的语言学习能力,这表示无论你多成年,都可以像掌握掌握母语一样掌握外语。以及,你的唯一挑战可能就是刻意性训练。02-06
  • copyist
    有些啰嗦,不过确实很有料,google images背单词简直是 killer,秒杀市面上所有方法。01-22
  • BadForYa
    学习顺序:发音,基础单词,基础语法,高级单词,高级语法。看了作者油管讲法语发音的视频,发音那个地道02-01
  • 萌萌哒喵星人
    看完有半年了吧,居然忘了记录。不过即使过了这么久书里讲得很多的方法依然记忆深刻并且实用性超强,更充分的说明其有效性呀!图片记忆法超实用,傻傻分不清的单词一次就印象深刻;还有那个逆方向学读音的方法简直是长读音的救世主!06-05
  • 夏灼蓝
    后半部分太啰嗦……学语言可以参考……08-01

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