Designing a formal curriculum for learning a second language is flexible and has connections to: the learner and his age, his goals, his capability for natural learning.
Natural learning is the natural acquisition of a language with no actual need to learn, we acquire the language by participating in a community of native speakers.
The formal learning is well designed and based on structural understanding, for example: The Hebrew School - Ulpan. There, they teach five days a week, five hours a day, for about five months. No doubt that every word is being learnt. Every day they review what was learned yesterday by checking the home works
Rather than being in a formal institute, today students ask for a different curriculum. They ask me: “How to learn Hebrew quickly? “
Learning Hebrew quickly is based on different principles. It is designed for independent learners, based on natural acquisition and intensive learning according to a multichannel study curriculum.
How to learn Hebrew quickly-read and write
Become an independent learner as fast as you can. The first step for that is based on learning to read and write a basic passage. Some people start with speaking and enjoy believing that it might be the best way to learn. For example, many Israeli workers living in Israel and speaking fluently at their workplace are unable to read their own letters. My father speaks seven languages (besides Hebrew), having no complete knowledge in any of them, because neither one of them is based on reading & writing. You need to read and write in order to use a dictionary and learn at home.
How to learn Hebrew quickly? – Natural acquisition is based on seeking opportunities to speak with native Hebrew speakers or on listening to recorded materials.
Tip: Learn songs. Popular songs are a treasure for natural acquisition.
How to learn Hebrew quickly-intensive course
Do not take the minimum amount of lessons, take the intensive course, stay at home every day and learn. For example: I was amazed by an adult learner who had had problems in learning Hebrew. I decided to talk to her in order to find out how I could help her. She revealed that before her Hebrew lesson she had had a French class. She told me that she wants to know both languages.
My tip: In your adult life, you need to concentrate on one language, do that intensively, use multiple perception channels, and you will get the best results within about two years.
