How You Can

Achieve
Fluency
like Polyglots

Most people start learning foreign languages by learning to read the

alphabet rst. Some of the world's greatest polyglots rarely do this
because they know there is a be<er way. The reason for this is because
there is a big disconnect between the spoken word and the wri<en word.
Experienced language learners understand this.

You may be thinking, "I'm not a polyglot." If I don't learn the alphabet
then how am I supposed to pronounce this language?

I'll show you how. Anybody can become an accomplished language

learner, in much less Fme than you think. But you do need to adjust your
approach.
 Cool 1. Less than half the people who have learned to speak
Fact Mandarin Chinese uently have learned the wriFng
system. They can hold a conversaFon with friends and
family in Chinese even without knowing how to read and
write. This is possible for any language you'd like to learn.

2. There are 6900 languages in the world, of which only

200 or so naFonal languages have standard wriFng
systems. All other languages are never wri<en; only
spoken.

WriFng systems are more Fed to culture than to the actual languages they
represent. In other words, if we represent the sounds of the language
accurately, we can save you a lot of Fme trying to gure out a new wriFng
system.

If so much of the world speaks languages that are not wri<en, and yet
interact with their neighbors in another unwri<en language, and they
manage this without textbooks, vocabulary lists, tests, then how do they
do it?

Think about your own community. How about the children who haven't
started going to school yet. Do they speak your language uently? Have
they learned how to read and write yet? Do they know anything about
grammar and spelling? Probably not. Are they able to express themselves
and create new sentences anyFme they want? Probably yes! How can
they be uent without knowing these things?

We can learn like children. Exposure develops familiarity. Learning like

children doesn't mean abandoning textbooks enFrely. So let me show you
what you need to break through to uency.
How to Measure Progress
with Reps

Learning a language like a polyglot means that you spend very li<le Fme
on basic things: what is a noun, what is a verb, what is an adjecFve, and
so on. Nouns are things. Verbs are acFons. AdjecFves describe things. And
these parts of speech change in most languages. Polyglots know this and
they don't worry about it. They just start pracFcing.

Let's visit a gym. What are you most likely to see people doing there?
Besides jogging, probably li[ing weights. All those machines laying around
look a bit confusing and inFmidaFng. But for those working out, there's
an order in which they use them, there's a specic number of li[s they do,
and there's a specic amount of rest Fme between each exercise.

The weightli[er knows there are machines for the arms, the legs, the back
and so on. Much like the polyglot, they don't really worry about the
details, they just start working out.

The typical weightli[er at the gym will do several sets, with each set made
up of repeFFons, or "reps". Each rep has a specic amount of weight.

Fluency Requires This Many Reps

Think about this scenario: if I were to give you a daily workout schedule
on these machines every day for the next few months, and you were to do
a total of 60,000 reps, what do you think you'd look like at the end of that
training? You'd probably look like a completely dierent person. You'll be
in shape, you'll be t, and you'll both look and feel great. If I were to
challenge you to any athleFc endeavour, you'd be very condent and
handle it without a problem.

We've found that the same holds true with language: you need to do lots
of reps. Those reps need to be done in a specic order for best results.
You'll get be<er results spending your Fme on reps rather than on
memorizaFon.

You'll start to feel the eects of uency coming on when you hit 30,000
reps. You'll be condently using the language at around 60,000 reps. And
we recommend to keep pushing unFl you've done 90,000 reps.

Using an easy-to-follow system, it's not hard to go through 500 sentences

per day. At that rate, you'll get through 60,000 reps in 120 days, which is 4
months. That's about a semester in university. And most students coming
out of language classes have barely done 5000 reps, less than 10% of your
progress. It's no wonder they won't feel uent and they'll certainly be
wondering how you did it. Yet, youll know the secret to success.

What about Grammar and Pronunciation?

All of this will fall in place as long as you focus on your full sentence reps.
For one thing, grammar is already built into place in full sentences. You'll
be learning the most frequent grammar forms as naFve speakers speak.
And that's the exposure we give you.

PronunciaFon is very much like a muscle. The more you pracFce and use
it, the be<er it gets. Don't expect results in one day. It takes Fme. Learn to
hear what you sound like and adjust the way you sound.
It's be<er not to worry about mistakes in grammar or pronunciaFon and
just to keep pracFcing. The more pracFce you do, the less you'll have to
worry about.
What We Know from Polyglots

Polyglots approach language learning knowing they can acquire a

language in a short period of Fme. So they tend to seek out the most
eecFve methodologies to help them achieve this. There's no need to
waste Fme on ineecFve textbooks, rote memorizaFon, or language
classes that focus on grammar. Polyglots know that the wriFng system can
both be an asset and a liability, and in the beginning, it's be<er to get
speaking quickly, then later couple those skills with the wriFng system to
acquire vocabulary at a much quicker rate. Learning the wriFng system in
this way saves lots of Fme and prevents major pronunciaFon errors.

The founder of Glossika, Michael Campbell, is a polyglot. But he's unlike

most polyglots you may have heard of such as: Richard Simco<, Vladimir
Skultety, Luca Lampariello, Benny Lewis, Steve Kaufmann, Olly Richards.
What makes Michael dierent from them?

Not only has Michael acquired many unwri<en languages, he's also
acquired languages from a half dozen language families. He's much more
similar to polyglot Stuart Jay Raj in this respect.

In a video produced by accomplished polyglot, Vladimir, he stated that

Chinese was the hardest language he had ever learned, a statement he
made clear that has nothing to do with the wriFng whatsoever. This was
because all of his European languages felt like variaFons or dialects of
each other. He hadn't been truly challenged with a real "foreign" language
unFl he learned Chinese. Michael Campbell, on the other hand, feels that
Chinese was one of the easiest languages to learn and now speaks four
Chinese languages and another handful of aboriginal Austronesian
languages. But his reasons are slightly dierent than Vladimirs.
Michael Campbell has been invited to speak at conferences, has appeared
on television and radio, and has done many press interviews in Chinese.

Between 2001 and 2010, Michael Campbell tested and developed his
methods while he lead the way for more than 10,000 students to uency:
average language learners like yourself. He now welcomes you to join the
hundreds of thousands of people he has had the pleasure to inuence
and guide since then.

Today, the Glossika method is known worldwide and ranks among the
highest performing programs and hailed by many as "Pimsleur on
Steroids. John McWhorter, professor of linguisFcs at Columbia University,
recommended Glossika in his TED talk 4 Reasons to Learn a New
Language. Glossika is now used in universiFes worldwide in the USA, UK,
Russia, Japan, Taiwan, China, New Zealand, including members of sta at
MIT. It is used by government ocials and those training for diplomaFc
roles.
Comparisons with Leading
Products

1. Hours of Audio

In a single package, Glossika provides you with over 120 hours of audio
spoken by naFve speakers. Compare this with Assimil's 3.3 hours, Living
Languages 6 hours, Pimsleur's 75 hours (for its few largest courses).

Hours of Audio

120

90

60

30

0
Assimil Pimsleur Glossika

2. Vocabulary

Glossika builds a vocabulary of 3500 words, approximately the same as

Assimil and 5x more than Pimsleur.
3. Content

Glossika contains 3000 conversaFonal sentences, many of which are

quesFon & answer mini-dialogues. Far more than any other course on the
market.

4. Writing Systems

Glossika handles hard wriFng systems with ease: naFve script plus full
transcripFons plus pronunciaFon guide for every single sentence (with an
easy-to-follow series of YouTube Glossika Phonics videos to learn from).
Pimsleur, on the other hand, does not provide any text.

5. Unwritten Languages / Regional Dialects

Glossika handles unwri<en languages and regional dialects with ease: we
transcribe everything so you can both see it and hear it. And again, the
phonics are there for every sentence.

Because Glossika solved the problem of unwri<en languages, we also

deliver languages as they're actually spoken. Most courses on the market
teach literary Persian, literary Armenian, literary Finnish, and many
others. Glossika delivers how the language is actually spoken on the
streets, diering greatly from the wri<en word and how most textbooks
teach language. Be condent that the language you learn from Glossika
will be engaging and easy to communicate with naFve speakers.

6. Spaced Repetition

Glossika Spaced RepeFFon (GSR) audio is unlike any other program.

Unlike Memrise, Pimsleur, Anki, Duolingo, GSR doesn't just remind you of
informaFon when you're about to forget it, which isn't all that great for
long-term memories. Instead, GSR is built to work with your sleep
pa<erns and the building of long-term memories. GSR doesn't remind you
-- it builds habits. A[er using GSR, there is no issue of remembering or
forgetng, but rather speaking in a way that just feels right, because you
do it out of habit. Just like a naFve speaker.
exactly the language product Glossika audio content Every language has certain
t h a t y o u r e l o o k i n g f o r tested every corner of my grammar paEerns... learn these
reasonable and humble approach brain... and it reminded me of common grammar paEerns,
to language learning ability to scores of small things I had you have a good grounding in
be realis:c and honest about the learned but forgoEen about t h e l a n g u a g e . O n c e y o u
language learning process t h e I t a l i a n l a n g u a g e . . . recognise these common
G l o s s i k a c o u l d r e a l l y phrases... you can cope easily
transform your speaking with many familiar situa:ons
a b i l i t y i n y o u r t a r g e t youll nd yourself in. In a
language. nutshell, Glossika gives you all
this founda:onal stu on a
plate which is awesome!

Brian Powers Ellen Jovin Olly Richards

Language Around the Globe Words & Worlds I'll Teach You a
of New York Language

highly eec:ve, research I ve a l way s a d v o c a te d A course I really like for

g r o u n d e d m e t h o d i t s a learning vocabulary purely in i n t u i : v e l y i m p ro v i n g my
treasure trove of high quality contextual sentences instead knowledge of the gramma:cal
dialogue material that you wont of from lists, and Glossika is structures and vocabulary of a
nd anywhere else. the perfect resource for doing new language
just that."

Donovan Nagel Israel Lai Conor Clyne

The Mezzofan: Rhapsody in Lingo Language Tsar

We highly recommend Glossika . . . yo u a re a b s o l u t e l y So if Pimsleur is the alpha of

for those who want to become rewarded with a rich body of the audio courses then Glossika
beEer (and faster) at making knowledge, not only about is denitely the omega... Never
sentences. your new language, but about has there been such a direct
the process of language path to uency than there is
acquisi:on. with Glossika.

Jan van der Aa Lorenzo Swank

LanguageBoost Language Learning Library Best Way to Learn German
 C o m p r e h e n s i b l e i n p u t This method is actually a ... your brain can recognise it
method... you will get the feel ninja. It will teach you automa:cally...you will be
of how to say something grammar without teaching able to keep up with na:ve
correctly. you grammar and you wont speakers when the :me
even know its doing that. comes... Whats Glossika? In 3
words: scien:c language
learning.

Teddy Nee Dave Hale

Nee's Language Polyglod Find Fluency
Blog

Comprehensive and eec:ve a very solid language Throughout the course are
system that delivers speaking learning method that should the sorts of sentences that
a n d l i ste n i n g t ra i n i n g to be in every serious language you actually need to use in
uency. learners toolbox. d a i l y l i fe I fe e l m o re
condent

David Hagstrom
Talk with my Neighbor Lingholic Wannabe Polyglot

Glossika speeds up this natural I highly recommend (the I love it! seriously. What I
process of exposure and allows lesser known) Glossika. love about Glossika is that you
our ears and our mouths to have put into a concentrated
become accustomed to the pill what I would have done
language We can now hear with hundreds of books
the words, recognize paEerns myself.
and naturally pick up the
rhythm of the language.

Simon John McWhorter Stuart Jay Raj

Dawn of Truth TED Talk (4 Reasons to Learn hyperpolyglot
a Language)
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Glossika Users Today!

Below we include a step-by-step guide to selecFng your language, and

how much Fme it's going to take you to reach uency. We can measure
the results, and we can deliver those results to you with certainty.

If you're looking for a boost in your career, or a promoFon, or a new job in

another country, or the opportunity to do business with another country,
then where will your uency be in 3 months from now? 6 months from
now?

Do you know for sure? How can you measure your results and how much
uency you have a<ained?

We've gured this out for you ahead of Fme here at Glossika, and we're
here to help you reach your goal.

The Hardest Language in the World

We believe that all languages are the same. They all have dicult or
challenging aspects, but they also have easier aspects.

The hardest language in the world is your rst foreign language. Your
second and third foreign language won't be as hard anymore. And your
success rate will increase. But you can always come back and give your
rst language a second shot and break through to uency.
Choose a Language

If your naFve language is English, and you want to choose the easiest and
fastest route to uency, I recommend any Germanic or Romance
language. Some of the easiest languages include Swedish, Norwegian,
Afrikaans, Italian, or Spanish. Languages that are a bit more complex
include Dutch, German, Danish, French, and Portuguese.

If you'd like a challenge, then start with a language outside of your

language family. Later if you learn more languages, they appear so much
easier. If English is your naFve language, this would be a non Indo-
European language. In Europe and the Middle East there are several you
could choose: Finnish, Hungarian, Turkish, Arabic, and Hebrew. And this
would include all languages in East and Southeast Asia and Africa and the
Americas.
Choose a Schedule

This largely depends on how much Fme you have every day and for how
many months you can stay dedicated to your goal. Once you order a
course, we will deliver you a detailed schedule to follow.

Glossika Resources

Glossika Blog
Regularly updated with new ar8cles about
language learning. Free ebooks are buried
among these ar8cles!

Glossika Phonics Channel

Specically dedicated to the interna8onal
phone8c alphabet (IPA) and covers all the
symbols and sounds used in the IPA.

Glossika Training Channel

A lot of new videos coming out Fall 2016 on
how to use the Glossika method and how to
tackle various languages.

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training@glossika.com

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