by Bruce Balmer | Mar 22, 2022 | Accelerated Learning, Languages, Motivation, Time, Time Efficiency
The most important thing for you to stay motivated is a sense of progress, of “getting there`” where ever “there” may be for you. If you rely only on your perception, you will go through several patches that are quite demotivating when progress...
by Bruce Balmer | Jan 4, 2022 | Accelerated Learning, Motivation, Statistics, Time, Time Efficiency
It’s easy to know if you are being efficient. Zero to B1 requires not more than 3,000 fluency units (words, conjugations, grammatical constructions). We know that a reasonable expectation and the basis for many language programmes is 900 hours. So that is 3...
by Bruce Balmer | Nov 15, 2021 | Accelerated Learning, French, German, Italian, Languages, Motivation, Spanish, Thai, Time
Experience. Firstly, 10 fluency units per day is fast enough (we mean 10 fluency units per day NET not gross). Fast enough to blast through a whole GCSE curriculum in less than a year. Fast enough to blast through an ‘A’ level curriculum in less than a...
by Bruce Balmer | Oct 11, 2021 | Motivation, Time, Time Efficiency
A good question that comes up fairly frequently. It sounds reasonable. Maybe it would be quite efficient. I used to be interested. My simple answer today is “bad idea”. And now for the more nuanced answer. Firstly, it depends a little on the languages...
by Bruce Balmer | Sep 6, 2021 | Accelerated Learning, Activity, Languages, Motivation, Statistics, Thai, Time
There are few things more beautiful than turning disaster into victory. As my regular readers will know, learning Thai has represented a severe challenge both to my language learning skills and my sanity. I had to take a year off, at one point and learn Italian just...
by Bruce Balmer | Sep 1, 2021 | Accelerated Learning, Money, Motivation, Time
Let’s say a student is headed for straight “B” grades for three “A” levels. What would it cost to raise their performance to straight “A” grades? I’d estimate, with our approach about £1,200. Worth it? I suppose it...
