Post by goldensandslash on Aug 27, 2017 20:20:03 GMT
Let me begin by posing a question: What is necessary for you to know in order for you to have a complete 100% knowledge of how to speak English? This is the point where you can literally learn nothing else new. Well, you would need to:
1) Know how to make every single noise with your mouth that appears in English words.
2) Know how to draw each of the symbols that appear in English words.
3) Know all of English's grammatical rules.
4) Know the definition of every English word.
Obviously, to know everything on that subject is impossible, primarily because of that last condition. It's not practical to expect someone to know the definition of literally every single word. I mean, theoretically, I suppose it's possible, but for all practical purposes, it isn't.
I used English as an example here, but feel free to substitute any language you want in there. That's what you need to know in order to achieve mastery. To that end, I consider there to be several levels of learning a language.
Level -1: At this level, you don't even know that the language exists.
Level 0: At this level, you know that the language exists, but you don't know anything about it.
Level 1: At this level, you can recognize the language when you see it spoken and/or written, but can't get any meaning out of it.
Level 2: At this level, you know a few basic words, and are probably capable of speaking in "baby talk".
Level 3: At this level, you are starting to learn more. This is where you're at if you've just started taking a foreign language class.
Level 4: At this level, you are confident in your ability to speak and write in the language.
Level 5: At this level, you can speak the language naturally, and it comes to you just as easily as your first language does.
Level 6: At this level, you know absolutely everything there is to know about the language (from the four points above), and have achieved total mastery.
So, for the most part, this is just a five-point scale. Zero (and negative one) aren't really ever relevant, and six is just flat-out unobtainable.
You can probably imagine where each of your languages fall onto the scale. For example, in my case, English is a 5, Spanish is a 3 (but I can reach a 4 if I am given time to do so), Japanese is a 2, Chinese/Korean are a 1, German is a 1, Italian is either a 1 or a 2. And Klingon is a 2. Other languages are either 0 or -1.
Now, let's say you sign up for a foreign language class. Most foreign language classes take you from a 2 to a 3. The best ones can take you from a 1 to a 4, but those are pretty rare.
Now, let me ask you another question. Where, on your scale, is Toki Pona? And I imagine that most, if not all, of you put it at -1. You've never heard of it. Well, that's where it was for me too, a couple of months ago. Where is it on my scale now? It's a 6.
Yes, this language managed to completely break the scale and go from a -1 to a 6 in just a couple of months. Like, what!? It's seriously that easy to learn. It's unlike any other language that I've ever seen. First of all, it can actually reach a 6, where most languages max out at 5. Yes, I consider myself to be better at speaking/writing Toki Pona than English.
Because it is so easy to learn, I seriously want this to become a universal language. Like, for all international communications, use Toki Pona. Because anyone can learn it very very quickly. If you try hard enough, you can even learn it in a single weekend.
And so I'm here to help. How would you like to jump from a -1 to a 6 in the amount of time it takes you to read 30 pages? Because I can do that for you. If you go ahead and follow this link, it will lead you to a Google Doc that teaches you Toki Pona. It's 37 pages long, but the first six are just explaining why you should learn Toki Pona, and the last page is just a worksheet for you to fill out. As far as actual teaching material goes, it's just 30 pages. That's it. And I promise to take you from a -1 to a 6 with it. (Satisfaction is guaranteed or your money back! Of course, you didn't pay me anything, so you'll get nothing back.)
However, there is a catch. While I could probably take you to a 3 or a 4 with this document, getting to a 5 or a 6 also requires you to do a bit of work outside of just reading this. Specifically, I ask that you don't read this document all at once, but instead take very frequent breaks, and use those breaks to look over the words that I have taught you. If you read it all at once, well, like I said, you're probably just going to end up at a 3 or a 4 by the end of it. But hey, maybe that's enough for you. And if you change your mind later, there's no reason you can't go back to it and try again.
Happy learning!
1) Know how to make every single noise with your mouth that appears in English words.
2) Know how to draw each of the symbols that appear in English words.
3) Know all of English's grammatical rules.
4) Know the definition of every English word.
Obviously, to know everything on that subject is impossible, primarily because of that last condition. It's not practical to expect someone to know the definition of literally every single word. I mean, theoretically, I suppose it's possible, but for all practical purposes, it isn't.
I used English as an example here, but feel free to substitute any language you want in there. That's what you need to know in order to achieve mastery. To that end, I consider there to be several levels of learning a language.
Level -1: At this level, you don't even know that the language exists.
Level 0: At this level, you know that the language exists, but you don't know anything about it.
Level 1: At this level, you can recognize the language when you see it spoken and/or written, but can't get any meaning out of it.
Level 2: At this level, you know a few basic words, and are probably capable of speaking in "baby talk".
Level 3: At this level, you are starting to learn more. This is where you're at if you've just started taking a foreign language class.
Level 4: At this level, you are confident in your ability to speak and write in the language.
Level 5: At this level, you can speak the language naturally, and it comes to you just as easily as your first language does.
Level 6: At this level, you know absolutely everything there is to know about the language (from the four points above), and have achieved total mastery.
So, for the most part, this is just a five-point scale. Zero (and negative one) aren't really ever relevant, and six is just flat-out unobtainable.
You can probably imagine where each of your languages fall onto the scale. For example, in my case, English is a 5, Spanish is a 3 (but I can reach a 4 if I am given time to do so), Japanese is a 2, Chinese/Korean are a 1, German is a 1, Italian is either a 1 or a 2. And Klingon is a 2. Other languages are either 0 or -1.
Now, let's say you sign up for a foreign language class. Most foreign language classes take you from a 2 to a 3. The best ones can take you from a 1 to a 4, but those are pretty rare.
Now, let me ask you another question. Where, on your scale, is Toki Pona? And I imagine that most, if not all, of you put it at -1. You've never heard of it. Well, that's where it was for me too, a couple of months ago. Where is it on my scale now? It's a 6.
Yes, this language managed to completely break the scale and go from a -1 to a 6 in just a couple of months. Like, what!? It's seriously that easy to learn. It's unlike any other language that I've ever seen. First of all, it can actually reach a 6, where most languages max out at 5. Yes, I consider myself to be better at speaking/writing Toki Pona than English.
Because it is so easy to learn, I seriously want this to become a universal language. Like, for all international communications, use Toki Pona. Because anyone can learn it very very quickly. If you try hard enough, you can even learn it in a single weekend.
And so I'm here to help. How would you like to jump from a -1 to a 6 in the amount of time it takes you to read 30 pages? Because I can do that for you. If you go ahead and follow this link, it will lead you to a Google Doc that teaches you Toki Pona. It's 37 pages long, but the first six are just explaining why you should learn Toki Pona, and the last page is just a worksheet for you to fill out. As far as actual teaching material goes, it's just 30 pages. That's it. And I promise to take you from a -1 to a 6 with it. (Satisfaction is guaranteed or your money back! Of course, you didn't pay me anything, so you'll get nothing back.)
However, there is a catch. While I could probably take you to a 3 or a 4 with this document, getting to a 5 or a 6 also requires you to do a bit of work outside of just reading this. Specifically, I ask that you don't read this document all at once, but instead take very frequent breaks, and use those breaks to look over the words that I have taught you. If you read it all at once, well, like I said, you're probably just going to end up at a 3 or a 4 by the end of it. But hey, maybe that's enough for you. And if you change your mind later, there's no reason you can't go back to it and try again.
Happy learning!