Your Roadmap to Learning a Foreign Language
A Step by Step Approach
Let's face it: learning a foreign language is not easy.
My first experience trying to master a foreign language came when I received an opportunity to spend a year living abroad. I figured that after a few months surrounded by native speakers, I would be well on my way to fluency. After all, how hard could it be?
Boy, was I wrong.
After four months of living abroad, I was still barely able to have a basic conversation with the locals. Although I could quote my grammar textbook's explanation of the use of the subjunctive by heart, I was useless when it came to actually conversing in the language.
Walking into stores or restaurants, I was mostly reduced to grunting and pointing at what I wanted. I was not able to make friends, talk to girls, or have any significant social interaction with the locals.
Eventually, after months of trial and error, I stumbled upon a series of techniques that rapidly improved by ability to communicate effectively with native speakers.
The most important thing I discovered was that if I wanted to learn how to converse in a foreign language, I needed to focus most of my study on speaking and listening. Once I replaced the time I was spending on flashcards and grammar drills with time actively listening and speaking, I began to see dramatic improvement.
Changing my approach to account for these principles freed me from the "paralysis by analysis" that had been making my speech slow and stunted and finally allowed me to start speaking more fluently and more confidently.
I started One Month Lingo to help expats and travelers develop conversational skills in their target language, in the absolutely shortest time possible. Our Dialogue Deconstruction Method approach allows you to immerse in audio of native speakers in your target language from your first lesson.
But first a warning: this approach is not for everyone. If you are looking for something that is "easy" and doesn't require much effort or attention, or if you want cute games or "apps" that require no more than clicking a mouse, then this isin't for you.
But if you are you are ready to finally learn how to speak (not just read) conversational French, and are willing to put in a bit of time and effort each day, read on to find out how you can quickly build your confidence and improve your ability to converse in French.
About One Month Lingo
One Month Spanish is an online course designed to teach you conversational Spanish over 30 lessons.
Each lesson contains a series of audio exercises designed to train your brain how to listen and respond naturally in your target language. You'll hear native speakers conversing in common scenarios (e.g. going to the store, checking into an hotel), sequenced to progressively improve your ability to understand native conversation.
The Four Keys to Our Rapid Language Acquisition Method
Dialogue-centered - Our dialogue-centric approach helps you to learn all of the necessary grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation within the context of real conversation - not flashcards or grammar books.
Audio-based - by working with audio, you master the ability to speak and understand oral Spanish, not just recognize words on paper.
Guided imitation - active listening and repetition of native Spanish speakers improves pronunciation and helps achieve fluency.
Progressive learning - each new lesson builds upon prior material to constantly reinforce what you've learned.
No-nonsense Learning Approach
Most language courses are designed for casual learners who are content to slowly improve their Spanish skills over months or years. One Month Lingo courses are designed for serious learners who are looking to rapidly improve their Spanish speaking skills.
Based on a proven methodology used to teach FBI agents, and diplomats, One Month Spanish is ideal for travelers, foreign exchange students and others who need to rapidly build practical speaking skills.
After months of struggling to understand basic conversation...this really helped me master spoken conversation.
- Belinda Lui, Santiago, Chile
Learn From Native Speakers
One Month Lingo's dialogue-based learning approach helps you learn quickly through frequent exposure to native conversation. This approach allows you to learn naturally, with less reliance on rote memorization or abstract grammar.
Each lesson comes with reinforcing audio drills to help you master core skills and more easily recall what you have learned in real conversation.
Who the course is for:
You're about to take a trip to a foreign country
You've tried other methods but still struggle with actual conversation
You already know the basics but need to improve conversational ability
You want to develop real-world language skills rather than memorize lots of rules
Check Out What People Are Saying About
One Month Lingo:
Jonathan Leeper
Your program is INCREDIBLE! It mirrors real language application for me. The way your curriculum is set up has shown me the most proficient way to begin to understand what people are saying to me.
David Kooperman
I started the course just a few weeks ago and I'm already able to hold basic conversations with my French speaking friends. If you need to learn French quickly, I highly recommend this course.
Melissa Brooks
I already knew the basics, but I was never able to figure out the conversational aspects. I wasted so much time with Rosetta Stone... I wish I had found this sooner.
Sandy Kolesar
I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a fresh approach to learning Spanish.