Diego Banos has 4 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 3 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.4★ across 15 ratings. The most-rated is How We Learn.
How We Learn
Summary
In the tradition of The Power of Habit and Thinking, Fast and Slow comes a practical, playful, and endlessly fascinating guide to what we really know about learning and memory today - and how we can apply it to our own lives. From an early age, it is drilled into our heads: Restlessness, distraction, and ignorance are the enemies of success. We’re told that learning is all self-discipline, that we must confine ourselves to designated study areas, turn off the music, and maintain a strict ritual if we want to ace that test, memorize that presentation, or nail that piano recital. But what if almost everything we were told about learning is wrong? And what if there was a way to achieve more with less effort? In How We Learn, award-winning science reporter Benedict Carey sifts through decades of education research and landmark studies to uncover the truth about how our brains absorb and retain information. What he discovers is that, from the moment we are born, we are all learning quickly, efficiently, and automatically; but in our zeal to systematize the process we have ignored valuable, naturally enjoyable learning tools like forgetting, sleeping, and daydreaming. Is a dedicated desk in a quiet room really the best way to study? Can altering your routine improve your recall? Are there times when distraction is good? Is repetition necessary? Carey's search for answers to these questions yields a wealth of strategies that make learning more a part of our everyday lives - and less of a chore. By road testing many of the counterintuitive techniques described in this book, Carey shows how we can flex the neural muscles that make deep learning possible. Along the way he reveals why teachers should give final exams on the first day of class, why it’s wise to interleave subjects and concepts when learning any new skill, and when it’s smarter to stay up late prepping for that presentation than to rise early for one last cram session. And if this requires some suspension of disbelief, that’s because the research defies what we’ve been told, throughout our lives, about how best to learn. The brain is not like a muscle, at least not in any straightforward sense. It is something else altogether, sensitive to mood, to timing, to circadian rhythms, as well as to location and environment. It doesn’t take orders well, to put it mildly. If the brain is a learning machine, then it is an eccentric one. In How We Learn, Benedict Carey shows us how to exploit its quirks to our advantage.
©2014 Benedict Carey (P)2014 Random House Audio
Learn Spanish in Your Car: 1001 Common Phrases for Beginners
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Are you interested in learning Spanish but prefer to do it on your own, in your free time, in your car, or at home? Have you been desperately trying to learn the language but simply can’t find a way to take the first steps? Are you looking for the most sensible, quickest, and most reliable way to learn Spanish - where the whole method is backed by reliable scientific research? If you answered yes to at least one of the questions above, then this guide is exactly for you. For those who’ve despaired of ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is an audiobook that will make the words stick long-term. “To have another language is to possess a second soul.” -Charlemagne Possibly the most feared challenge to learning Spanish is the challenge of memory: there are just too many words and too many rules to remember. For every new word we learn, we seem to forget two old ones, and as a result, fluency can seem out of reach. That is exactly why Learn Spanish in Your Car was written. According to Professor Elfrieda H. Hieber from the University of California, Berkeley, The 100 most frequent words account for about 50 percent of the words in a typical text and the 1000 most frequent words for about 70 percent. Therefore it is evident that the first 1000 words of learning a language can provide you with an immense boost on your journey to master the language. From Learn Spanish in Your Car you’ll discover: The seven most common contexts to INSTANTLY kickstart your learning process (even if you barely know a word at the moment!) The latest scientific research about language learning combined with a practical guide you will not find on your average Online learning website The single best way to increase your reading and listening comprehension, which enable you to communicate with little or no grammar Funny and entertaining phrases that won’t give you the feeling of learning a new language How this guide can dramatically improve your skills while entertaining you at the same time (It doesn’t feel like work, but the results will amaze you) How a simple grouping of thematic vocabulary lists can take tremendous fear from getting started and make everything suddenly seem 10 times easier The absolute basic 3 areas of phrases you HAVE to know to communicate in Spanish as quickly as possible (You might be missing out tremendously if you don’t know these!) And much, much more! Even if you have already tried everything else without success, the beginner friendly and systematic choice of words and phrases are based on both practical experience as a native speaker and the latest scientific research. Thus, Learn Spanish in Your Car is your shortcut to master the hard beginning in the easiest way possible. Buy this audiobook now! PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2018 Diego Banos (P)2018 Diego Banos
1001 Spanish Words in Context: How to Speak Intermediate Level Spanish in Less Than 28 Days
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Have you been desperately trying to learn Spanish but simply can’t find the way to take the first steps? Do you dislike overly grammatical learning material and just want to learn in a natural, fun fashion? Are you looking for the most sensible, quickest, and most reliable way to learn Spanish where the whole method is backed by reliable scientific research? If you answered "Yes" to at least one of the questions above, then this guide is exactly for you. For those who’ve despaired ever learning a foreign language, here, finally, is n audiobook that will make the words stick long term. Possibly the most feared challenge to learning Spanish is the challenge of memory; there are just too many words and too many rules to remember. For every new word we learn, we seem to forget two old ones, and as a result, fluency can seem out of reach. That is exactly why 1001 Top Spanish Words in Context was created. According to Professor Elfrieda H. Hieber from the University of California, Berkeley, the 100 most frequent words account for about 50 percent of the words in a typical text and the 1,000 most frequent words for about 70 percent. Therefore, it is evident that the first 1,000 words of learning a language can provide you with an immense boost on your journey to master the language. In 1001 Top Spanish Words in Context, you’ll discover: The seven most common contexts to instantly kick-start your learning process (even if you barely know a word at the moment!) The exact formula to use expressions, proverbs, and sayings like a native speaker The latest scientific research about language learning combined with a practical guide you will not find on your average online learning website The single best way to increase your reading and listening comprehension and enable you to communicate with little or no grammar How a simple grouping of thematic vocabulary lists can take tremendous fear from getting started and make everything suddenly seem 10 times easier The absolute basic four areas of phrases you have to know to communicate in Spanish as quickly as possible (you might be missing out tremendously if you don’t know these!) And much, much more! Even if you have already tried everything else without success, the beginner-friendly and systematic choice of words and phrases are based on both practical experience as a native speaker and the latest scientific research. Thus, 1001 Top Spanish Words in Context is your shortcut to master the hard beginning in the easiest way possible. So, if you want to finally turn into a Spanish speaker nearly overnight with just one single concept, click “Buy Now"! PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2018 Diego Banos (P)2019 Diego Banos
Mastering Spanish 2 in 1
Summary
Possibly the most feared challenge to learning Spanish is the challenge of memory; there are just too many words and too many rules to remember. For every new word we learn, we seem to forget two old ones, and as a result, fluency can seem out of reach. According to Professor Elfrieda H. Hieber from the University of California, Berkeley, the 100 most frequent words account for about 50 percent of the words in a typical text and the 1000 most frequent words for about 70 percent. Therefore, it is evident that the first 1000 words of learning a language can provide you with an immense boost on your journey to master the language. In Mastering Spanish -2 In 1 - you’ll discover: The seven most common contexts to instantly kick start your learning process (even if you barely know a word at the moment!) The exact formula to use expressions, proverbs, and sayings like a native speaker The latest scientific research about language learning combined with a practical guide you will not find on your average online learning website How this guide can dramatically improve your skills while entertaining you at the same time (It doesn’t feel like work, but the results will amaze you) The single best way to increase your reading and listening comprehension, and enable you to communicate with little or no grammar How a simple grouping of thematic vocabulary lists can take tremendous fear from getting started and make everything suddenly seem 10 times easier The absolute basic four areas of phrases you have to know to communicate in Spanish as quickly as possible (you might be missing out tremendously if you don’t know these!) and much, much more! Even if you have already tried everything else without success, the beginner friendly and systematic choice of words and phrases are based on both practical experience as a native speaker and the latest scientific research. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
©2018 Diego Banos (P)2019 Diego Banos