Speed Learning & The Pimsleur Method
The late Dr. Paul Pimsleur was one of the world’s leading experts on language teaching. Dr. Pimsleur was a Fulbright lecturer at the University of Heidelberg and a founding member of the ACTFL - America Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
During his career he was associated with many educational centers including Colombia University, Ohio State University, State University of New York.
His years of experience and research revolutionized theories of language learning and teaching. He introduced many principles which made language learning much faster.
Two of the key principles of the Pimsleur Method for speed learning are:
* Anticipation
* Graduated Interval Recall
Anticipation:
Rather than having information drummed into us through constant repetition, the principle of anticipation gets us to interact in the learning process.
After anticipating the answer from memory, the answer is then confirmed in the lesson. In other words, you receive information, then you recall it from memory and then use it.
Questions demand answers. Questions kick start the brain into thinking. Question and answer sessions therefore are extremely productive in the learning process.
How the Pimsleur method be applied in everyday learning situations and in speed learning?
For students or career individuals preparing for examinations, pick a “Learning Buddy”, an associate who will assist you. You sit together in a 15 minute learning session.
Your “Learning Buddy” raises a question on the assigned material and gives you 5 to 10 seconds to give an answer. Whether you give the answer or not, they verbally repeat the answer.
Hearing the correct answer right after anticipation greatly increases your retention. The information is confirmed in your mind, once through anticipation and memory recall, second, from your “Learning Buddy”.
Graduated Interval Recall:
This is an expression Dr. Pimsleur used to describe effective memory management.
He discovered that efficiency in remembering information was strongly connected to the intervals that elapsed before the information was recalled.
He then worked out a schedule to maximize the natural retention ability of the human brain and capitalize on peak retention intervals.
Lesson applied:
Label each learning session by giving it a name and make a list of the key points.
Then with your diary or computer planner open, write in the name of the learning session 1 day later, 1 week later, 1 month later. (Depending on the purpose or nature of the exercise, also 6 months later for long term memory).
Then simply review the key points when that session label appears in your diary or planner.
As the length of time between recalls increases, the strength of memory increases.
Develop your own speed learning technique using the Pimsleur Method and with practice and experience you will feel the power of accelerated learning.
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Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Monday, January 7, 2008
Speed Reading Helping Business Executives
A modern executive needs all the useful tools he can find to beat his rivals, whether it is for promotion or against a competitor. That executive also needs to constantly gain new knowledge to keep up with the market or specialism he is in, and to keep ahead of rivals. Basically, he or she needs to perform better than them; constantly.
Even the most overstretched modern manager can benefit from speed reading. However, initially there is extra work on top of the current load. Speed reading has to be studied, learned, and practiced to be useful. After a bit of practice, the time saved in a working day will more than cover the time you need to practice every day. That is the point you will start to appreciate the benefits of being a speed reader.
What, then, are the benefits to a modern manager of being able to speed read?
Here are some of the most obvious:
1. Speed reading techniques can not only improve your reading speed, but your comprehension, vocabulary and possibly even your retention of information. This means that when you read, for example, a report, you can quickly have a new dose of pertinent information at the tip of your tongue, ready to pass on during meetings and conversations. This may impress bosses, colleagues and staff, and their confidence in you. You should also find that customers of your own business gain confidence in you as an industry expert.
2. As you start to relax and feel more in control of your time, and less daunted by the flood of information you have to read, your overall time management should improve. That is particularly so if you utilize some of the gained time to have a quiet time each day organizing your days ahead better than before, instead of diving headlong into each day with eyes shut and no preparation.
3. The old saying that “knowledge is power†is as true as ever, if not more so. If you become a self trained speed reader, with the aid of a speed reading coursespeed reading or specialist software, then you are geared to amass all the salient knowledge and skills you need to beat your rivals.
4. You should be more confident and self assured as, day by day, you acquire new knowledge that leaves you feeling you are always making progress. That is, so long as you are acquiring and retaining the right sort of knowledge.
5. Being more in control of your time, and less fearful of the mass of literature passing your way each day, you have a better opportunity to lead a more balanced life with family and friends, and on social activities.
There are various methods of learning to speed read. A useful place to start is with some basic information, such as that provided in this free Routes to Self Improvement speed reading report.
Even the most overstretched modern manager can benefit from speed reading. However, initially there is extra work on top of the current load. Speed reading has to be studied, learned, and practiced to be useful. After a bit of practice, the time saved in a working day will more than cover the time you need to practice every day. That is the point you will start to appreciate the benefits of being a speed reader.
What, then, are the benefits to a modern manager of being able to speed read?
Here are some of the most obvious:
1. Speed reading techniques can not only improve your reading speed, but your comprehension, vocabulary and possibly even your retention of information. This means that when you read, for example, a report, you can quickly have a new dose of pertinent information at the tip of your tongue, ready to pass on during meetings and conversations. This may impress bosses, colleagues and staff, and their confidence in you. You should also find that customers of your own business gain confidence in you as an industry expert.
2. As you start to relax and feel more in control of your time, and less daunted by the flood of information you have to read, your overall time management should improve. That is particularly so if you utilize some of the gained time to have a quiet time each day organizing your days ahead better than before, instead of diving headlong into each day with eyes shut and no preparation.
3. The old saying that “knowledge is power†is as true as ever, if not more so. If you become a self trained speed reader, with the aid of a speed reading coursespeed reading or specialist software, then you are geared to amass all the salient knowledge and skills you need to beat your rivals.
4. You should be more confident and self assured as, day by day, you acquire new knowledge that leaves you feeling you are always making progress. That is, so long as you are acquiring and retaining the right sort of knowledge.
5. Being more in control of your time, and less fearful of the mass of literature passing your way each day, you have a better opportunity to lead a more balanced life with family and friends, and on social activities.
There are various methods of learning to speed read. A useful place to start is with some basic information, such as that provided in this free Routes to Self Improvement speed reading report.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
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Saturday, January 5, 2008
How Constant Repetition Can Turn You Into A Genius
How Constant Repetition Can Turn You Into A Genius Posted on January 4th, 2008 in Speed Reading Training, Speed Reading Programs, Speed Reading Courses by viper58 I was utterly amazed with the National Geographic program My Brilliant Brain. It is amazing what our brains are capable of. After watching the program about the girl chess master it seems that we have to somehow transfer the knowledge from our short-term memory to our long-term memory. In the story when the girl was very young the
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Speed Reading The Natural Way
Speed Reading The Natural Way Posted on January 4th, 2008 in Speed Reading Training, Speed Reading Programs, Speed Reading Courses, Speed Reading by viper58 Super Reading which is speed reading the natural way, is the one true way that helps you to read faster than ever before. In the past it may have been difficult for you to speed read, because there was still a lot you did not know about in this world and you also had not yet discovered the Integrative Mindset to work with new information
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Do Speed Reading Programs Really Work?
Do Speed Reading Programs Really Work? Posted on January 4th, 2008 in Speed Reading Programs, Speed Reading by viper58 Speed reading programs are becoming more popular. Evelyn Wood discovered this technique, and introduced it to the public over 60 years ago. Since that time, many others have improved on her techniques, and several different speed reading programs are available today. With the massive amount of information we are required to process every day, developing the skill of speed re
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The Benefits of Speed Reading
The Benefits of Speed Reading Posted on January 4th, 2008 in Speed Reading Training, Speed Reading Programs, Speed Reading Courses, Speed Reading by viper58 Speed reading involves the process of improving a reader's ability to take in the information they scan on a variety of publications, such as the pages of the local newspaper, #1 bestsellers, or even a menu. Speed reading not only improves both the speed at which text is analyzed, but also enhances the level of understanding pertaining t
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Understanding Your Child’s Guided Reading Levels
Understanding Your Child's Guided Reading Levels January 5th, 2008 Guided reading levels are what your child's teachers use to help your child build his or her reading skills. Each level of guided reading has its own set of books that are geared to teach different reading skills depending on the child's age. Your child's teacher will have a list of these books available for you if you'd like to get a head start on each year. Read the rest of this entry » Posted in Speed Reading | No Comm
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Huge Speed Reading course popularity in Williamsburg
In the time that it takes you to read this story, Daniel Byler and most of the students who've taken his class at the College of William and Mary will be finished with this section of the newspaper.
They might even be finished with the entire paper.
Byler, a 20-year-old student from Parkersburg, W.Va., is regarded by many classmates on campus as an expert on rapid reading. He leads a course on techniques to increase reading speed without sacrificing content retention.
As a sophomore last spring, Byler began offering the unofficial course to about two dozen interested students. By this fall, registration for his course ballooned to 100. Byler divided the course into three sections and began charging fees to pay four teaching assistants to help him manage the students and their work.
He hopes to register 200 students next semester for the course and double the number of teaching assistants.
The assistants, all of whom have taken Byler's course, review students' work on speed-reading exercises, track student progress and offer feedback to improve, he said.
Byler, meanwhile, devotes most of his Sunday to preparing his lessons, teaching the class and coaching his assistants.
Source: http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/williamsburg/dp-news_speedread_1226dec26,0,569456.story
They might even be finished with the entire paper.
Byler, a 20-year-old student from Parkersburg, W.Va., is regarded by many classmates on campus as an expert on rapid reading. He leads a course on techniques to increase reading speed without sacrificing content retention.
As a sophomore last spring, Byler began offering the unofficial course to about two dozen interested students. By this fall, registration for his course ballooned to 100. Byler divided the course into three sections and began charging fees to pay four teaching assistants to help him manage the students and their work.
He hopes to register 200 students next semester for the course and double the number of teaching assistants.
The assistants, all of whom have taken Byler's course, review students' work on speed-reading exercises, track student progress and offer feedback to improve, he said.
Byler, meanwhile, devotes most of his Sunday to preparing his lessons, teaching the class and coaching his assistants.
Source: http://www.dailypress.com/news/local/williamsburg/dp-news_speedread_1226dec26,0,569456.story
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Learning Comprehension In Speed Reading!
On a bad day do you know that i can read a 500 page book of interest to me in a little less than two days? What about a book with a topic i’m not very familiar with? Well, i guess that will take me longer time to conclude. Now if you want to challenge yourself with a complex reading material, take up a lexicon and read it cover to cover in three days.
I have learned reading in school, yet i find it difficult to comprehend every material that i come across. Is anything wrong with me?
Is that question directed to me? Well maybe, but the answers lies within you. You have all it takes to discover yourself in speed reading. You can actually comprehend whatever you read if you put forth the efforts needed to do this. You are the only one who can accomplish that, i can only show you the ways, strategies, and plans to accomplish this, but i can not possibly help you do those recommendations. Do you get my drift now?
Before you speed read there are a lot of questions you will need to give answers to:
How do you give definitions to the materials you read?
What are your goals?
What are your plans?
What are the contents of your goals and plans?
What is your purpose of speed reading?
Do you know how to read effectively?
Do you understand what you read?
These are pertinent questions you alone can give answers first before taking your next step in speed reading. The truth of the matter is that we all read differently and give different interpretations to a material. Who then is right or wrong? The fact is without good definition of what we read, we are slowed down in reading. Whether you believe me or not the fact is our ability to comprehend any given material gives us the ability to read fast.
Look at the statement below:
Are you aware of the fact that half of the information you read in science and medicine are based on statistical guesses? that means half of what you read are based on unproven facts that may be lies?
What do you understand from the sentence above?
Information in Science and medicine are not always based on pure scientific researches, but on statistical guesses which may not be entirely true. Since there is no real facts to back up the claims. In fact half of this information are a mistake.
What matters is your own ability to comprehend any reading activity before you can confidently say you can speed read. To make it easier for you, pick up a topic of interest, try reading for comprehension and understanding, then check your rate. Practice, and practice and practice even more, you will see that with each practice comes an improvement in both reading and comprehension rate.
Joe Okoro writes about Speed Reading in his free reports. You can sign up for his courses and get additional information by visiting: http://speedreadingguideonline.com
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I have learned reading in school, yet i find it difficult to comprehend every material that i come across. Is anything wrong with me?
Is that question directed to me? Well maybe, but the answers lies within you. You have all it takes to discover yourself in speed reading. You can actually comprehend whatever you read if you put forth the efforts needed to do this. You are the only one who can accomplish that, i can only show you the ways, strategies, and plans to accomplish this, but i can not possibly help you do those recommendations. Do you get my drift now?
Before you speed read there are a lot of questions you will need to give answers to:
How do you give definitions to the materials you read?
What are your goals?
What are your plans?
What are the contents of your goals and plans?
What is your purpose of speed reading?
Do you know how to read effectively?
Do you understand what you read?
These are pertinent questions you alone can give answers first before taking your next step in speed reading. The truth of the matter is that we all read differently and give different interpretations to a material. Who then is right or wrong? The fact is without good definition of what we read, we are slowed down in reading. Whether you believe me or not the fact is our ability to comprehend any given material gives us the ability to read fast.
Look at the statement below:
Are you aware of the fact that half of the information you read in science and medicine are based on statistical guesses? that means half of what you read are based on unproven facts that may be lies?
What do you understand from the sentence above?
Information in Science and medicine are not always based on pure scientific researches, but on statistical guesses which may not be entirely true. Since there is no real facts to back up the claims. In fact half of this information are a mistake.
What matters is your own ability to comprehend any reading activity before you can confidently say you can speed read. To make it easier for you, pick up a topic of interest, try reading for comprehension and understanding, then check your rate. Practice, and practice and practice even more, you will see that with each practice comes an improvement in both reading and comprehension rate.
Joe Okoro writes about Speed Reading in his free reports. You can sign up for his courses and get additional information by visiting: http://speedreadingguideonline.com
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http://EzineArticles.com/?Learning-Comprehension-In-Speed-Reading!&id=346384
Experts collaborate on new English teaching material
The collaboration of Sino-American experts has resulted in publication of a new series of university English teaching courses by Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press.
"New Century College English" was released last month after four years collaboration by scholars from more than 30 universities.
Divided into eight books, the series includes an integrated English course, English reading, speed reading, an English video course and a writing course. Another two optional courses concerning culture and trade add diversity to the collection.
"The content is customized for university students' real life experience," said Qin Xiubai, the series' editor-in-chief and a professor from South China University of Technology.
"Practical information such as resumes, scholarship applications and English Website design are included to better convey Western culture and adapt the students to international communication," he said.
Optional courses offered include finance, job planning, international economics and trade development.
Many English experts attending the publication launch said today's university students read little and write even less, which leads to a worse standard of English communication.
"Listening, speaking, reading and writing are four basic skills in picking up English," said Liu Haiping, a Nanjing University professor who is chief editor of the writing course.
"In spite of being last in the sequence, writing is more than simply finishing an assignment and is actually very important," he said.
"New Century College English" was released last month after four years collaboration by scholars from more than 30 universities.
Divided into eight books, the series includes an integrated English course, English reading, speed reading, an English video course and a writing course. Another two optional courses concerning culture and trade add diversity to the collection.
"The content is customized for university students' real life experience," said Qin Xiubai, the series' editor-in-chief and a professor from South China University of Technology.
"Practical information such as resumes, scholarship applications and English Website design are included to better convey Western culture and adapt the students to international communication," he said.
Optional courses offered include finance, job planning, international economics and trade development.
Many English experts attending the publication launch said today's university students read little and write even less, which leads to a worse standard of English communication.
"Listening, speaking, reading and writing are four basic skills in picking up English," said Liu Haiping, a Nanjing University professor who is chief editor of the writing course.
"In spite of being last in the sequence, writing is more than simply finishing an assignment and is actually very important," he said.
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