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Has anyone tried "Language Transfer" to learn a foreign language? I've done a few of the lessons and it's so incredibly intuitive. They use concepts and pattern

Has anyone tried "Language Transfer" to learn a foreign language? I've done a few of the lessons and it's so incredibly intuitive. They use concepts and patterns in the listener's native language to learn concepts in the target language. Surprisingly, It's completely free (please donate if you can) https://www.languagetransfer.org/complete-spanish https://www.languagetransfer.org/complete-spanish

greenie_beans 4y ago
i've tried but didn't keep up with it. it seemed promising at least.
mynameisash 4y ago
I did some Language Transfer briefly, but only after I had already learned a significant amount of French with other tools. Then I did it again for a bit when my son wanted me to learn German with him. While I can't really speak to its efficacy, I really liked it, thus would probably stick with it, thereby making it effective.
barrell 4y ago
I have, and it’s fantastic to learn. I think there’s a focus on ambiguity that is incredibly important for language learners (combine some gestures with your hands and ‘it’ ‘this’ ‘that’ ‘there’ ‘he’ ‘she’ can get you really far). However, it’s really not great for review. I’ve tried to go back even after a couple years and listen to the Italian course again, but couldn’t do it. So it’s a great (amazing (fantastic)) ‘boost’ but I wouldn’t rely on it entirely
pwpw 4y ago
Yes, see my comment here[0]. I highly recommend it as someone who loves learning languages. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33933602 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33933602
gramie 4y ago
I have learned, over the course of five decades, French, German, Sesotho, and Japanese, with at least some immersion for all of them. Outside of being immersed in the language, Language Transfer (which I'm currently using to learn Spanish) is easily the best method I have ever used. It relies mainly on recognizing patterns, rather than memorization, which is right up my alley. Maybe others do better with memorization? It's also free, and very convenient (lessons are on YouTube, SoundCloud, downloaded MP3 files, or Android/iOS app). I'm a Patreon supporter, because I believe in it.

greenie_beans 4y ago

i've tried but didn't keep up with it. it seemed promising at least.

mynameisash 4y ago

I did some Language Transfer briefly, but only after I had already learned a significant amount of French with other tools. Then I did it again for a bit when my son wanted me to learn German with him. While I can't really speak to its efficacy, I really liked it, thus would probably stick with it, thereby making it effective.

barrell 4y ago

I have, and it’s fantastic to learn. I think there’s a focus on ambiguity that is incredibly important for language learners (combine some gestures with your hands and ‘it’ ‘this’ ‘that’ ‘there’ ‘he’ ‘she’ can get you really far). However, it’s really not great for review. I’ve tried to go back even after a couple years and listen to the Italian course again, but couldn’t do it. So it’s a great (amazing (fantastic)) ‘boost’ but I wouldn’t rely on it entirely

pwpw 4y ago

Yes, see my comment here[0]. I highly recommend it as someone who loves learning languages. [0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33933602 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33933602

gramie 4y ago

I have learned, over the course of five decades, French, German, Sesotho, and Japanese, with at least some immersion for all of them. Outside of being immersed in the language, Language Transfer (which I'm currently using to learn Spanish) is easily the best method I have ever used. It relies mainly on recognizing patterns, rather than memorization, which is right up my alley. Maybe others do better with memorization? It's also free, and very convenient (lessons are on YouTube, SoundCloud, downloaded MP3 files, or Android/iOS app). I'm a Patreon supporter, because I believe in it.