Review: An Incredible Learning Aid
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
As a student currently working on university level language courses, I figured that this book would be helpful for me to learn how to not only speak a language, but truly understand it and speak it fluently. Mauro Moretta did not disappoint – I am confident that now, when I go back for my Summer and Fall courses, that I will have the tools necessary to pick up languages with much less difficulty knowing the techniques that he has offered me.What I noticed first about the construction of the book is that it is thoughtfully laid out, with the reader’s comprehension in mind during composition. Each Chapter is subdivided into sections, and many of them have pictures, diagrams, or lists to help with Total Physical Response, which is the major method taught within this text. Explained very simply, the idea is that a student learns more easily when the lessons correspond to different senses in addition to just hearing, and it expands upon the historical choice of memorization as a teaching technique.With such an excellent text to support my classes next year, I am definitely stoked to approach language learning in a whole new fashion. I would suggest this book to anyone who plans to learn, teach, or speak a secondary language.