I am a long-time daily reader of HTLAL and this new forum. I have already learned a lot from you about different leanguage learning strategies, and I have put much of it in practice for my current French studies. I myself am a German native speaker. Up to now, I did not really know what to contribute that not anybody of you did already know better than me. However, I have something relevant to share now:
I would like you to know about a recently published book about language learning which I think is an excellent resource and could give us much to discuss for months to come. I have already read anything about language learning on the market. But this book is different. It is written by a scholar who seems to be an avid language learner himself and who researches and teaches at university level about language learning. The book has several hundred pages and presents in a very systematic way a complete strategy of language learning for beginners and advanced alike with an emphesis on self-learning. The only downside for some of you is that it is written in German.
The book I am speaking of is this one: "Fremdsprachenlernen mit System" by Hans Krings, ISBN 978-3-87548-783-1. As paperback it weighs a kilogram, so it might be better to consider the kindle version which costs around 25 dollars. If you don't speak German yet, this book may be a reason to start learning it
Needles to say, I am not the author himself, I do not know him, and I don't get paid or given any reward for this book recommandation.
Enjoy!
