Teach Yourself a Language in 15 Minutes a Day: Step-by-Step Demonstration

With the right materials and methods, it is possible to give yourself a firm foundation in a foreign language in less than a year by studying for 15 systematic minutes each day. Keep up-to-date with information like this by subscribing to my monthly newsletter here: This video contains a detailed step-by-step demonstration of each stage of a 15-minute session using Assimil’s New French With Ease, plus detailed commentary on the entire process of thoroughly internalizing the content of such a manual as your first step on the lifelong journey of learning a language. You can get this manual, both for French and for other languages, from Assimil: If you enjoy learning from my videos, then you might also enjoy learning by interacting with me in my virtual academy: You can join me next week to follow the Path of the Polyglot; read French, German, or Spanish literature; learn to read Medieval languages; practice spoken Latin at various levels; participate in Great Books seminars; study the comparative history of religion; or get support for guided self-study of languages including Latin, Arabic, and Sanskrit. Upteen people have already pointed out that you can hear the loud breathing of my son who is holding the camera. I am sorry for this but there is nothing I can do about it now. I am well aware that the audio quality of my videos is less than it should be, and if people could recommend what equipment to get and contribute or donate to that cause, I would be happy to purchase it so that I can better continue sharing knowledge in this fashion: