ForeignLanguage Graded Readers
ForeignLanguage Graded Readers
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ForeignLanguage Graded Readers

Move beyond gamified drills with immersive short stories designed for your level. Experience the joy of reading thrillers, sci-fi, and history while building a high-frequency vocabulary—stress-free and backed by science.

Key Figures

Downloads

3K+

User Rating

3.5/5

Total Ratings

0

Publisher

Hachette UK (Holdings)Limited

Category

Education

Locales

1

Latest Version

1.9

Size

95.5 MB

First Released

Sep 8, 2018
Features

Master a New Language Through the Power of Story

Leave repetitive drills behind. Experience a science-backed approach that builds your fluency naturally through engaging short stories designed specifically for high-intent adult learners.

Comprehensible Input

Read with confidence using controlled language focused on the 1,000 most frequent words, designed to move you past the intermediate plateau without frustration.

Captivating Adult Genres

Ditch the boring textbooks for eight unmissable genres, including crime, science fiction, and history, that make language acquisition feel like a leisure activity.

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ForeignLanguage Graded Readers - The home screen of the Foreign Language Graded Readers app showcasing available audiobooks and ebooks for language learning

The home screen of the Foreign Language Graded Readers app showcasing available audiobooks and ebooks for language learning

ForeignLanguage Graded Readers - Library of language learning ebooks in the Foreign Language Graded Readers app

Library of language learning ebooks in the Foreign Language Graded Readers app

ForeignLanguage Graded Readers - App interface showing ebook details for Short Stories in English for Beginners

App interface showing ebook details for Short Stories in English for Beginners

ForeignLanguage Graded Readers - English graded reader book cover for Ferrg the Dragon on a smartphone screen

English graded reader book cover for Ferrg the Dragon on a smartphone screen

ForeignLanguage Graded Readers - A smartphone screen displaying the six-step reading process for effective language learning within the Foreign Language Graded Readers app.

A smartphone screen displaying the six-step reading process for effective language learning within the Foreign Language Graded Readers app.

Description

Read for pleasure at your level and learn a foreign language the fun way! Teach Yourself Short Stories by Olly Richards is a series of easy graded readers for adult and young adult language learners. Featuring eight unmissable short stories for beginners, high-beginners and intermediate learners, the series is available in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian and English. “Olly's top-notch language-learning insights are right in line with the best of what we know from neuroscience and cognitive psychology about how to learn effectively. I love his work - and you will too!” - Barbara Oakley, PhD, Author of New York Times bestseller A Mind for Numbers Expand your vocabulary and improve your comprehension in an enjoyable and natural way: Read in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian or English and improve your language learning skills! The Short Stories collection is designed to give you a sense of achievement, a feeling of progress and most importantly - enjoyment! Each foreign language reader gives you: • Eight stories in a variety of exciting genres, from science fiction and crime to history and thriller - making learning fun, while you acquire a wide range of new vocabulary • Controlled language at your level, including the 1000 most frequent words, to help you progress confidently • Authentic spoken dialogues, to help you learn conversational expressions and improve your speaking ability • Accessible grammar so you learn new structures naturally, in a stress-free way • Vocabulary lists so you can quickly look up unfamiliar words without interrupting your flow. • Chapter summaries and comprehension questions to help you follow the plot and understand the story. • Enjoyment! It's much easier to learn a new language when you're having fun, and research shows that if you're enjoying reading or listening in a foreign language, you won't experience the usual feelings of frustration – “It's too hard!” “I don't understand!” The Beginners collection is for students from high-beginner to low-intermediate level (A2-B1 on the Common European Framework of Reference). Intermediate is for low-intermediate to intermediate learners (B1-B2)! You can also purchase a sample to read a story before you buy the full collection. Discover the joy of being entertained in a foreign language, while learning new skills at the same time – Short Stories for Beginners in French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian or English! These stories are Ideal for self-study, as well as in the classroom as supplementary learning material. If you are interested in using this content with your students, contact learningsolutions@teachyourself.com What the experts say: “As researchers in language acquisition, we need to study people like [Olly Richards]”. -Stephen Krashen, Emeritus Professor, University of Southern California “Olly's advice on language learning is the real deal, and I recommend you pay attention to what he has to say!” - Benny Lewis, Fluent in 3 Months “When we wanted to create a free online course on how to learn a language we asked Olly to write it with us”. - Dr Tita Beaven, The Open University “Learning a language is challenging, but it's one of the best things you can do for your brain and your learning skill set... Olly Richards is doing some seriously incredible work to empower more and more people to rise to the challenge”. - Jonathan Levi “Olly bridges the gap between theory and practice by helping you to use scientific principles to get real results with your language learning”. - Anthony Metivier, Magnetic Memory Method

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