Teach Yourself Turkish - Strategies
It's great to know the alphabet, pronunciation, and grammar for a language you're learning. But the strategies that you use to learn are even more important. If you don't have a plan going in, how can you expect to be successful? The following pages are my attempt to show you HOW to use the material that I've produced on this site. I'll do this in two ways. First, there are articles I've written outlining overall strategy. Second, there are case studies that follow me and others through the journey to learning Turkish.
As on the Lessons page, I have laid out my general plan for what will eventually be here. But you will notice a lot of instances where there is no article linked. That's because it's not done yet! Fear not - as I develop the site, this page will become more and more complete.
As on the Lessons page, I have laid out my general plan for what will eventually be here. But you will notice a lot of instances where there is no article linked. That's because it's not done yet! Fear not - as I develop the site, this page will become more and more complete.
Strategy Articles
- The Anchor Method For Learning Turkish - Folks, this is where it all starts. This is the main strategy you will be using to learn Turkish. After you read this, you will begin to see how to focus on the most important items that will lead to the majority of the results.
- The Definition of Language Input - Language input is one of the most critical pieces of the puzzle to learning language. Read this article to get your first taste of what it means.
- The Tools Needed For Language Learning - How to use books, movies, and other people to accelerate your learning.
- How to Learn Languages Using Books - In this article, I go beyond general descriptions o tools that you can use to learn languages, and talk in depth about one of my favorite tools: books.
- Language Learning Mentality - Why are we even learning a new language again? This article will make sure that you have the right mindset for success.
- Contextual Understanding - A classic use of the Anchor Method - how do you look at the context of a situation to maximize your understanding?
- Word Memorization - Should you go blindly memorizing words? Should you memorize words using certain tricks? Should you attempt to memorize words at all? Get the answers here.
- Tracking Your Progress - Let's eliminate the second guessing, and look at some actual metrics for figuring out how far you've come.
Case Studies
- How I Learned Turkish - The story of how I used the strategies on this page to reach a high level of Turkish proficiency in a short period of time.
- Word Memorization Experiment - Do the tactics that I've described above for learning words actually work? Check out the outcome of my experiment to find out.
- Stories From Others - How have others managed to reach proficiency in Turkish? Have they been able to utilize the strategies on this site to do it?
