According to Jay Cross in his book Informal Learning, formal classes and textbooks provide only about 10 to 20 percent of what we learn. The remaining 80 percent comes through everyday…
Amharic Learning Tip 12: Use Other Tips from Former Volunteers “Practice at every opportunity. If your colleagues and friends speak good English or want to practice English with you, set…
Amharic Learning Tip 11: Figure Out What You Need to Learn There is a list of potential topics for language learning at the end of this unit. Here is what…
Amharic Learning Tip 10: Hire a Tutor The following are ideas from former volunteers concerning who and how to hire a tutor and how often to meet. “I have a…
Amharic Learning Tip 9: Find a Way to Remember Vocabulary In your mind, make a crazy scene based on the sound of the word and its meaning. Try to combine…
Amharic Learning Tip 8: Use Reading to Maximize Your Learning Reading (along with speaking, listening, and memorizing) is the fourth major language skill that you need to develop. Many people…
Amharic Learning Tip 7: Train Your Ears, Immerse Yourself Besides speaking, it is also important to train your ears to the sounds of the language. If you are living in…
Amharic Learning Tip 6: Speak, Speak, Speak! The Daily Learning Cycle and other language learning techniques emphasize speaking. After all, the purpose of learning a language is to communicate. The…
The Daily Learning Cycle is a daily strategy for learning a foreign language originally developed by Peace Corps volunteers serving in the South Pacific. It is a flexible process that…
With whatever strategy you decide to use for learning a language, your most important task at the beginning is to establish yourself as a language learner in your community. Your…
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