This interactive lecture and workshop was designed to share some of my ideas on best practices for learning a new language. Please enjoy, and don’t hesitate to ask questions.

1. Brent A. Jones
NHK Culture Center - Kobe

2. Don’t focus on skills, focus on
content

5. Commodities
Products
Services
Experiences

14. In esthetic experiences, individuals
immerse themselves but remain passive.

15. “The richest experiences
encompass aspects of all
four realms.”

16. Focus on High Frequency
vocabulary

17. New General Service List
(NGSL) = 2,368 words
New Academic Word List
(NAWL) = 964 words

24. Balance between intensive and
extensive reading

27. Increase your reading speed

28. Measure your reading speed
Timed reading
Reading sprints

29. Balance between intensive,
extensive and repeated listening

31. Dictation
Dictogloss
Shadowing

32. Genre Writing
Reading/Writing connection

33. What are three things you want
to try?
What is something you would
like to know more about?