Contact: Dr. Pat M. Boone, 719-884-0084
MEDIA ADVISORY, Dec. 9 /Christian Newswire/ -- Are you traveling to a holiday destination where English isn't the local language? Would you like to learn their basic language before you arrive?
Language differences have always been a world problem. Since the Tower of Babel in Genesis Chapter 11, people have been struggling to communicate with each other. Communication was given a priority by our government and military leaders in Washington in a press release last month which stated that the military "had acquired a system that would enable soldiers and foreign area officers to learn any of 70 languages." This would be only a start, however, because there are more that 40 languages in Afghanistan alone.
With the recent release of the new book "How To Get What You Want in Any Language," a new era of language learning has begun, just in time for holiday travelers to test their skills.
Dr. Pat M. Boone, author, psychologist and minister, originated the idea of learning languages from the opposite direction. For five years, she studied what people said in different languages, only to find that, although the words were different, the words communicated the same ideas and thoughts. She determined to identify the words and phrases common to all languages. Dr. Boone compares it to building a house. "When you're building a house, you must first have a foundation. Your foundation is made of the daily words we all use. After you've mastered your foundation words, then your building words, like the walls, windows and doors to a house, can be easily added."
The good news is that less than 100 words and phrases make up your foundation. And she doesn't subscribe to the hype about "immersion" programs. "Immersion programs are what it feels like to go into another language culture and not have a clue what is being said around you or when anyone is trying to help you."
"You don't have to learn every word or all the grammar details in a language to communicate," says Dr. Boone.
"How To Get What You Want in Any Language" is available on Amazon.com.
