Method for learning a foreign language

• US 20090023119A1
• Filed: 07/17/2007
• Published: 01/22/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 07/17/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samuel Gordon Breidner
• Original Assignee: Samuel Gordon Breidner
• Inventors: Breidner, Samuel Gordon
• Application Number:
  US11/879,349
• Publication Number:
  US 20090023119A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 434/157
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 19/08 Printed or written appliances, e.g. text books, bilingual letter assemblies, charts
• CPC Class Codes: G09B 5/06 with both visual and audible presentation of the material to be studied

Abstract

A method for learning a foreign language using a learning aid is provided. The learning aid includes a reading manual having a plurality of pages organized into a number of sections which are read in an orderly fashion in order to facilitate incremental advancement and masterfulness concerning the learning of a target language. The method involves building an active foreign language alphabet and language as it is done naturally in user'"'"'s native language.

Claims

1. A learning aid for learning a foreign language, said learning aid comprising:

a reading book, said reading book having a plurality of pages organized into a plurality of sections, said plurality of sections are read in an orderly fashion in order to facilitate incremental advancement and masterfulness concerning learning a target language, said plurality of sections comprising;

a first section;

a second section; and

a plurality of supplemental sections.

2. The learning aid of claim 1, wherein said first section comprises:

at least one sentence printed with source terms, wherein said source terms are defined as individual terms printed in user'"'"'s native language, said source terms comprise source letters, symbols, scripts, and/or characters;

at least one first replacement sentence, said at least one first replacement sentence is provided below said at least one sentence of said source terms, said at least one first replacement sentence comprises said at least one sentence having each occurrence of a specific single source letter appearing in each term of said at least one sentence replaced by a first target letter, wherein said first target letter is a transliteration of said specific single source letter, said at least one first replacement sentence corresponds in number and alignment with a number of said at least one sentence;

an at least one first supplemental sentence, said at least one first supplemental sentence is printed directly below said at least one first replacement sentence, wherein said at least one first supplemental sentence comprises said source terms having said single source letter replaced by said first target letter;

a first application section, said first application section follows said at least one first supplemental sentence, wherein said first application section comprises a plurality of writings comprised of prominent compositions, said plurality of writings is in the form of rhymes, poetry, short stories and other literary works, and historical documents including excerpts therefrom, said plurality of writings each comprises a number of sentences which include said source terms each having all occurrences of said source letter thereof replaced by said first target letter;

a first unit section, said first unit section follows said first application section, said first unit section comprises a first vertical list of short phrases or sentences printed with said source terms, said source terms having said source letter replaced by said first target letter, said first unit section further comprises a second vertical list of short phrases or sentences printed adjacent to said first vertical list, wherein said short phrases provided in said second vertical list are identical in number with respect to said short phrases or sentences printed in said first vertical list and said short phrases in said second vertical list are horizontally aligned with said short phrases printed in said first vertical list so as to form a corresponding number of rows of text, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list comprise target language translations of said short phrases printed in said first vertical list, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list are printed in a manner so as to follow a syntax structure of said target language, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list are adapted to introduce a user of the learning aid to a proper syntax structure and proper transmutative form concerning said target language.

3. The learning aid of claim 1, wherein said second section comprises:

at least one sentence printed with said source terms, wherein said source terms are defined as individual terms printed in user'"'"'s native language, said source terms comprise source letters, symbols, scripts, and/or characters;

at least one second replacement sentence, said at least one second replacement sentence is provided below said at least one sentence of said source terms, said at least one second replacement sentence comprises said at least one sentence having each occurrence of said first source letter replaced by said first target letter and having each occurrence of a second source letter replaced by a second target letter, said first target letter and said second target letter are transliterations of said first source letter and said second source letter, respectively, said at least one second replacement sentence corresponds in number and alignment with a number of said at least one sentence of said source terms printed directly thereabove;

an at least one second supplemental sentence, said at least one second supplemental sentence is printed directly below said at least one second replacement sentence, said at least one second supplemental sentence comprises said source terms having said first source letter replaced by said first target letter, and having all occurrences of said second source letter replaced by said second target letter;

a second application section, said second application section follows said at least one second supplemental sentence, wherein said second application section comprises a plurality of writings comprised of prominent compositions, said plurality of writing is in the form of rhymes, poetry, short stories and other literary works, and historical documents including excerpts therefrom, said plurality of writings each comprises a number of sentences which include said source terms each having all occurrences of said first source letter replaced by said first target letter, and having all occurrences of said second source letter replaced by said second target letter;

a second unit section, said second unit section follows said second application section, said second unit section comprises a first vertical list of short phrases or sentences printed with said source terms, said source terms having said first source letter and said second source letter replaced by said first target letter and said second target letter, respectively, said second unit section further comprises a second vertical list of short phrases or sentences printed adjacent to said first vertical list, wherein said short phrases provided in said second vertical list are identical in number with respect to said short phrases printed in said first vertical list and said short phrases or sentences provided in said second vertical list are horizontally aligned with said short phrases printed in said first vertical list so as to form a corresponding number of rows of text, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list comprise target language translations of said short phrases printed in said first vertical list, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list are printed in a manner so as to follow a syntax structure of said target language, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list are adapted to introduce the user of the learning aid to the proper syntax structure and propertransmutative form concerning said target language.

4. The learning aid of claim 1, wherein said plurality of supplemental sections each comprises at least one, undisclosed target letter introduced incrementally with respect to each a successive supplemental section in a manner such that a total number of the target letters increases incrementally within each said successive supplemental section.

5. The learning aid of claim 4, wherein said plurality of supplemental sections each comprises:

at least one sentence printed with said source terms, wherein said source terms are defined as individual terms printed in user'"'"'s native language, said source terms comprise source letters, symbols, scripts, and/or characters;

at least one replacement sentence having each occurrence of source letters replaced by corresponding target letters;

at least one supplemental sentence printed directly below said at least one replacement sentence;

an application section, said application section follows said at least one supplemental sentence; and

a unit section following said application section.

6. The learning aid of claim 5, wherein said at least one replacement sentence, said at least one second supplemental sentence, said application section, and said unit section are each introduced with an additional, undisclosed target letter in a progressive manner such that a total number of said target letters increases incrementally within each successive supplemental section of said plurality of supplemental sections.

7. The learning aid of claim 6, wherein said at least one replacement sentence, said at least one second supplemental sentence, said application section, and said unit section each comprises words which are replaced with target language words, wherein said target language words are provided in proper syntax structure.

8. The learning aid of claim 7, wherein said target language words are grouped into meaningful word clusters in order to facilitate comprehension.

9. The learning aid of claim 2, wherein said source terms include but are not limited to nouns, pronouns, adjectives, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, and prepositions.

20. A method for learning a foreign language using a learning aid of claim 1, said method comprising the steps of:

a. providing the learning aid, said learning aid is comprised of a reading book which includes a plurality of pages organized into a plurality of sections, said plurality of sections comprises a first section, a second section, and a plurality of supplemental sections;

b. instructing a student to develop an ability to build an active foreign language alphabet by reading said first section, said first section includes phrases, sentences, and compositions having each occurrence of a first source letter replaced by a first target letter, wherein said first target letter and is a transliteration of said first source letter;

c. instructing the student to utilize auditory discrimination, schematic thinking, and figural thinking to develop an ability to build and learn an active foreign language by reading said second section and said plurality of supplemental sections, said second section includes phrases, sentences, and compositions having each occurrence of said first source letter replaced by said first target letter and having each occurrence of a second source letter replaced by a second target letter, wherein said first target letter and said second target letter are transliterations of said first source letter and said second source letter, respectively, and wherein said plurality of supplemental sections includes phrases, sentences, and compositions having target letters introduced singularly as an additional, undisclosed target letter into said phrases, sentences, and compositions in a progressive manner, whereby a total number of said target letters increases incrementally within each successive supplemental section;

d. grouping target language words into meaningful word clusters in order to facilitate comprehension; and

e. motivating the student through apperception to develop the ability to build and learn the active foreign language by viewing a desired motion picture video with closed captioning, wherein said closed captioning provides a transcription of audio portions of said selected motion picture video, said transcription is displayed as text captions on a television screen, said audio portions of said selected video are silenced and said text captions are concurrently displayed transcribing said silenced audio portions intermittently throughout the duration or length of said video, said text captions comprise at least one first replacement sentence, at least one second replacement sentence, and a plurality of auxiliary replacement sentences, wherein said at least one first replacement sentence having each occurrence of a specific single source letter appearing in each term thereof replaced by a first target letter, wherein said first target letter is a transliteration of said specific single source letter, said at least one second replacement sentence having each occurrence of said first source letter replaced by said first target letter and having each occurrence of a second source letter replaced by a second target letter, said first target letter and said second target letter are transliterations of said first source letter and said second source letter, respectively, and wherein said auxiliary replacement sentences comprise target letters being introduced singularly as an additional, undisclosed target letter into each successive auxiliary replacement sentence in a progressive manner, whereby a total number of said target letters increases incrementally within each said successive replacement sentence.

10. A learning aid for learning a foreign language, said learning aid comprising:

a reading book, said reading book having a plurality of pages organized into a plurality of sections, said plurality of sections are read in an orderly fashion in order to facilitate incremental advancement and masterfulness concerning learning a target language, said plurality of sections comprising;

a first section;

a second section;

a plurality of supplemental sections; and

a plurality of motion picture videos with closed captioning, wherein said closed captioning provides a transcription of audio portions of a selected video, said transcription is displayed as text captions on a television screen.

11. The learning aid of claim 10, wherein said first section comprises:

at least one sentence printed with source terms, wherein said source terms are defined as individual terms printed in user'"'"'s native language, said source terms comprise source letters, symbols, scripts, and/or characters;

at least one first replacement sentence, said at least one first replacement sentence is provided below said at least one sentence of said source terms, said at least one first replacement sentence comprises said at least one sentence having each occurrence of a specific single source letter appearing in each term of said at least one sentence replaced by a first target letter, wherein said first target letter is a transliteration of said specific single source letter, said at least one first replacement sentence corresponds in number and alignment with a number of said at least one sentence;

an at least one first supplemental sentence, said at least one first supplemental sentence is printed directly below said at least one first replacement sentence, wherein said at least one first supplemental sentence comprises said source terms having said single source letter replaced by said first target letter;

a first application section, said first application section follows said at least one first supplemental sentence, wherein said first application section comprises a plurality of writings comprised of prominent compositions, said plurality of writings is in the form of rhymes, poetry, short stories and other literary works, and historical documents including excerpts therefrom, said plurality of writings each comprises a number of sentences which include said source terms each having all occurrences of said source letter thereof replaced by said first target letter;

a first unit section, said first unit section follows said first application section, said first unit section comprises a first vertical list of short phrases or sentences printed with said source terms, said source terms having said source letter replaced by said first target letter, said first unit section further comprises a second vertical list of short phrases or sentences printed adjacent to said first vertical list, wherein said short phrases provided in said second vertical list are identical in number with respect to said short phrases or sentences printed in said first vertical list and said short phrases in said second vertical list are horizontally aligned with said short phrases printed in said first vertical list so as to form a corresponding number of rows of text, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list comprise target language translations of said short phrases printed in said first vertical list, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list are printed in a manner so as to follow a syntax structure of said target language, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list are adapted to introduce a user of the learning aid to a proper syntax structure and proper transmutative form concerning said target language.

12. The learning aid of claim 10, wherein said second section comprises:

at least one sentence printed with said source terms, wherein said source terms are defined as individual terms printed in user'"'"'s native language, said source terms comprise source letters, symbols, scripts, and/or characters;

at least one second replacement sentence, said at least one second replacement sentence is provided below said at least one sentence of said source terms, said at least one second replacement sentence comprises said at least one sentence having each occurrence of said first source letter replaced by said first target letter and having each occurrence of a second source letter replaced by a second target letter, said first target letter and said second target letter are transliterations of said first source letter and said second source letter, respectively, said at least one second replacement sentence corresponds in number and alignment with a number of said at least one sentence of said source terms printed directly thereabove;

an at least one second supplemental sentence, said at least one second supplemental sentence is printed directly below said at least one second replacement sentence, said at least one second supplemental sentence comprises said source terms having said first source letter replaced by said first target letter, and having all occurrences of said second source letter replaced by said second target letter;

a second application section, said second application section follows said at least one second supplemental sentence, wherein said second application section comprises a plurality of writings comprised of prominent compositions, said plurality of writing is in the form of rhymes, poetry, short stories and other literary works, and historical documents including excerpts therefrom, said plurality of writings each comprises a number of sentences which include said source terms each having all occurrences of said first source letter replaced by said first target letter, and having all occurrences of said second source letter replaced by said second target letter;

a second unit section, said second unit section follows said second application section, said second unit section comprises a first vertical list of short phrases or sentences printed with said source terms, said source terms having said first source letter and said second source letter replaced by said first target letter and said second target letter, respectively, said second unit section further comprises a second vertical list of short phrases or sentences printed adjacent to said first vertical list, wherein said short phrases provided in said second vertical list are identical in number with respect to said short phrases printed in said first vertical list and said short phrases or sentences provided in said second vertical list are horizontally aligned with said short phrases printed in said first vertical list so as to form a corresponding number of rows of text, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list comprise target language translations of said short phrases printed in said first vertical list, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list are printed in a manner so as to follow a syntax structure of said target language, said short phrases printed in said second vertical list are adapted to introduce the user of the learning aid to the proper syntax structure and proper transmutative form concerning said target language.

13. The learning aid of claim 10, wherein said plurality of supplemental sections each comprises at least one, undisclosed target letter introduced incrementally with respect to each a successive supplemental section in a manner such that a total number of the target letters increases incrementally within each said successive supplemental section.

14. The learning aid of claim 13, wherein said plurality of supplemental sections each comprises:

at least one sentence printed with said source terms, wherein said source terms are defined as individual terms printed in user'"'"'s native language, said source terms comprise source letters, symbols, scripts, and/or characters;

at least one replacement sentence having each occurrence of source letters replaced by corresponding target letters;

at least one supplemental sentence printed directly below said at least one replacement sentence;

an application section, said application section follows said at least one supplemental sentence; and

a unit section following said application section.

15. The learning aid of claim 14, wherein said at least one replacement sentence, said at least one second supplemental sentence, said application section, and said unit section are each introduced with an additional, undisclosed target letter in a progressive manner such that a total number of said target letters increases incrementally within each successive supplemental section of said plurality of supplemental sections.

16. The learning aid of claim 15, wherein said at least one replacement sentence, said at least one second supplemental sentence, said application section, and said unit section each comprises words which are replaced with target language words, wherein said target language words are provided in proper syntax structure.

17. The learning aid of claim 16, wherein said target language words are grouped into meaningful word clusters in order to facilitate comprehension.

18. The learning aid of claim 10, wherein said text captions comprise at least one first replacement sentence, at least one second replacement sentence, and a plurality of auxiliary replacement sentences, said auxiliary replacement sentences comprise target letters being introduced singularly as an additional, undisclosed target letter into each successive auxiliary replacement sentence in a progressive manner, whereby a total number of said target letters increases incrementally within each said successive replacement sentence.

19. The learning aid of claim 10, wherein said audio portions of said selected video are silenced and said text captions are concurrently displayed transcribing the silenced audio portions intermittently throughout the duration or length of said video.