From the Book - First Edition.
1: Introduction: Stab, stab, stab
Cheaters occasionally prosper: the three keys to language learning
How long does fluency take?
Do this now? The path forward
2: Upload : five principles to end forgetting
Principle 1: Make memories more memorable
Principle 2: Maximize laziness
Principle 3: Don't review. Recall.
Principle 4: Wait, wait! Don't tell me!
Principle 5: Rewrite the past
Timing is everything: the end of forgetting
Do this now: learn to use a spaced repetition system
Train your ears, rewire your brain
Train your mouth, get the girl
Train your eyes, see the patterns
Do this now: learn your language's sound system
4: Word play and the symphony of a word
Where to begin: we don't talk much about apricots
Do this now: learn your first 625 words, music and all
The power of input: your language machine
Simplify, simplify: turning mountains into molehills
Story time: making patterns memorable
On Arnold Schwarzeneggar and exploding dogs: Mnemonics for grammar
The power of output: your custom language class
Do this now: learn your first sentences
Setting goals: your custom vocabulary
Reading for pleasure and profit
Listening comprehension for couch potatoes
Speech and the game of Taboo
Do this now: Explore your language
7: Epilogue: the benefits and pleasures of learning a language
The gallery: a guide to the flash cards that will teach you your language
The first gallery: do-it-yourself pronunciation trainers
The second gallery: your first words
The third gallery: using and learning your first sentences
The fourth gallery: one last set of vocabulary cards
A glossary of terms and tools
Appendix 1: Specific language resources
Appendix 2: Language difficulty estimates
Appendix 3: Spaced repetition system resources
Appendix 4: The international phonetic alphabet decoder
Appendix 5: Your first 625 words
Appendix 6: How to use this book with your classroom language course
One last note (about technology)
