Patent ID: 6341958
Filing Date: 2002-01-29
Classification: G09B

Abstract:
A method of teaching a predetermined foreign language to a student to prevent the subconscious translation of the predetermined foreign language into and from the native language and comprising the steps of:a. developing in the student the skill of simultaneous reading, listening and repeating of recorded text in the native language, said step of developing further comprising the step of instructing the student to simultaneously and repeatedly read, listen and speak out loud the recorded text in the native language; b. following the step of a., using an acquired skill of simultaneous reading, listening and repeating the recorded text in the native language in learning the predetermined foreign language, said step of using the acquired skill further comprising the steps of: i. providing a lesson book containing written text corresponding to a predetermined word or phrase in the foreign language; ii. providing instructions to the student to listen to a recording of the predetermined word or phrase in the foreign language and to simultaneously read the written text corresponding to the predetermined word or phrase in said lesson book while simultaneously speaking out loud the predetermined word or phrase; iii. after providing the instruction of step ii., providing instructions to preclude conscious control over writing by developing the skill of automatically writing in the foreign language, this step further comprising the step of instructing the student to write as many words or phrases recognized in the predetermined word or phrase while simultaneously listening to the predetermined word or phrase and speaking the predetermined word or phrase out loud.