Paper Money, extreme macro: Photo: KevinDooley via FlickrThis series is very long and it has many parts. It is the Poligo Guide to Learning a Language and it will teach you how you can master any language.

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Languages are complex; the ways we use our brain to learn languages are complex. So, a system for learning a language must also be complex. The Poligo Guide to Learning a Language gives you a plan for learning any language. We help you understand language and how your brain works so you can learn faster and easier.

This is our basic process to learn a language:

1. Learn about the language; 
2. Get examples you can remember;
3. Practice the examples.

To do each step, there are many things you must know. You can customize the system for your goals and learning styles, but it is important that you follow the guidelines for the best results.

Our method will teach you how to learn English intelligently. It will make your study more powerful, interesting and fun. It will help you learn things that are more useful in your life. You can use these techniques if you are teaching yourself, or if you are taking language classes. Using our advice, you can learn a language much faster than you think.

The series will have two main sections: Preparation and Method.

Preparation

The section on preparation deals with the basics of learning a language.

Section 1: Psychology

• Can you do it? or What you need to know before you learn a language;
• The importance of regularity;
• Motivation;

Section 2: Learning

• Knowing Your Mind;
• The science of learning;
• Memory;
• How to make things memorable:
  1. Interest and memory;
  2. Phrases and sentences;
  3. Narcissism and translating your life;
  4. Humour to make things memorable;
  5. Embarrassment and memory;
  6. Strange and weird is memorable;
  7. Taboos, amazing facts and annoyances can help you remember more;
  8. Reality and memory;
  9. Use what you already know;
  10. Use your expertise;
  11. Beautiful language is easy to remember;
  12. Useless things can help you remember useful language;
  13. Things are easy to remember when they make sense;
  14. Etymology, words and memory;
  15. Finding your own ways to remember things.

Section 3: Method

The section on method covers technique for learning a language from beginning to fluency:

• The Basic Method;
  1. How to find memorable examples of the target language;
  2. Using e-books and searching the internet for examples of target language;
• Making your notebooks of memorable examples;
• How much should I learn?
• Using cues to help you remember;
• How to review.

Section 4: The Plan

Getting ready:

• The books and materials you need;
• Using many kinds of materials;
• Why using many materials is a good idea.

The map: which parts of the language to study and when you should study them.

1. Pronunciation and script;
2. Reading about the grammar;
3. The beginner level;
   1. The verb system;
   2. The noun system.
4. The intermediate level:
   1. Pragmatics and idiom;
   2. Vocabulary building;
   3. Using language in real life;
      • Programming yourself;
5. The advanced level:
   1. Why people stop improving;
   2. Four ways to speak like a native.