Adult Language Learning: Practical Methods That Stick (Udemy.com)
Your Guide to Learning Any New Language (Including Worksheets)
Created by: Robert G
Last updated April 2026
What you will learn
- DECIDE WHY You are Learning your New Language
- UNDERSTAND How language learning works
- USE this understanding to structure your CUSTOMIZED language plan
- RETAIN What you learn over time
- HOW to deal with Lesser Known Languages
- Plenty of TIPS AND TRICKS
- I Walk you Through My Method For Learning New Languages
How it compares
Against the other 535 rated Udemy courses in Language Learning on CourseDuck:
- Rating4.5 out of 5higher than 25% of them
- Reviews48#501 of 536 by number of reviews
- Length2.9 hoursshorter than 71% of them
- Last updatedApril 2026more recently than 77% of them
Course Description
This Course teaches you how to go about Learning Languages as an adult. You will learn how to find your purpose for learning a language, how to use this as motivation, how to maintain your drive, and how to identify what to learn, what to concentrate on, and how to measure your achievements and points to be improved upon. In short, everything you need for learning any new language!
Learn a New Language at Any Age!
One of the biggest fallacies in language learning today is the idea that only young kids can learn new languages, and that, once you've reached a certain age, you shouldn't even bother learning a new language. Unfortunately, many of us believe this because we've observed this first hand. We learned a language when we were young, or we know someone who grew up with more than one language, but when we try to learn a new language as adults, it seems to be a never-ending process with no improvement.
This Course demonstrates A) why this fallacy is incorrect and B) how you can learn a new language at any age!
"If you talk to a man in a language he understands, that goes to his head. If you talk to him in his language, that goes to his heart."
- Nelson Mandela
Content Overview
This course is structured to serve as reference material, as well as a guide for your specific language learning journey, no matter what your native tongue or your source language may be. As such, the material is created to be as actionable as possible. It starts with the basics, delving deeper and deeper into what it means to learn your new language. After this you will find other notes, things to keep in mind, and also many Tips and Tricks!
At the very end, you will find a downloadable Template you can fill out in order to create your own schedule for your Language Learning Journey. The very last lesson will walk you through this Template.
“Learning another language is like becoming another person.”
– Haruki Murakami
See what other students have had to say:
"Very good tips and ideas. Strong systematic approach to learning and review." - Duane Hinders
"I found a lot of added value in this course, specially the flashcards and the trigger sentences which blew my mind to be honest. Instructor is open for questions and not stingy with his information." - Ahmad Emam
"It is really good to spell out why children learn quicker than adults Really fantastic to learn about Google translation issues, and so many more tips especially the use of flash cards" - Jyothi Suresh
"Really Nice explanations of concepts" - Surendra Kumar
"This course has been thorough in considering many of the aspects of language learning and tools to consider. Once organized and set on a schedule, the student can begin reaching various levels of fluency. I was not familiar with the Kaizen method, but will be incorporating it into my learning. The teacher provides a sample detailed daily learning schedule that can be utilized alongside the various modules." - Jennifer Sabir
"Awesome! many new techniques and great tips, direct to the point without wasting your time with nonsense like a lot of other courses" - Ahmad`
Instructor Details
- 4.5 Rating
48 Reviews
Robert G
Originally from Switzerland, Robert served as Treasurer for the Carolina Association of Translators and Interpreters (CATI), was a member of the board for the Swiss Association of Charlotte, and has written books on Translation in general and Freelance Translation in particular.
He has been a featured speaker at an ATA-sponsored conference, as well as the New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters Conference.
He worked in banking, market research, and received a Master’s degree (M.P.A.) from Cornell University in Finance. After this, he worked as a Freelance Translator and gradually set up his own Translation Agency, Lugano Translations.
He now runs his translation agency out of Taiwan, where he currently lives with his wife and daughter.
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Reviews
By Brent F on 9/17/2024
This was a very informative and practically useful course. Thanks you. The only reason I could not give it a 5 star is because additional methods may be helpful and/or useful at the end instead of just one method suggested.
By Tanja Uebelt on 4/15/2024
Very helpful course. I will use the gained knowledge for learning Tamizh. Thank you :)
By Nguyễn Tố Uyên on 3/5/2024
The course provides many practical, interesting self-study experiences of new languages. You should buy this course to learn from the teacher's experience.
By Ahmad on 8/23/2021
Awesome! many new techniques and great tips, direct to the point without wasting your time with nonsense like a lot of other courses
By Ahmad Alshammari on 6/18/2020
it's not method i guess it's just his plan to learn any language,so nothing new..for me.
By Duane Hinders on 5/21/2020
Very good tips and ideas. Strong systematic approach to learning and review.
By Anonymized User on 3/20/2020
This course has been thorough in considering many of the aspects of language learning and tools to consider. Once organized and set on a schedule, the student can begin reaching various levels of fluency. I was not familiar with the Kaizen method, but will be incorporating it into my learning. The teacher provides a sample detailed daily learning schedule that can be utilized alongside the various modules.
By Bruna Oliveira on 2/3/2020
o melhor curso de ingês que ja fiz. The best course the English I've ever taker
By Jyothi Suresh on 1/27/2020
It is really good to spell out why children learn quicker than adults Really fantastic to learn about Google translation issues, and so many more tips especially the use of flash cards
By Cory Hartz on 3/28/2019
So far as an introduction, it puts my challenges to learning a new language in the proper perspective
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Overall Score : 90 / 100







