Actions speak louder than words

For me, its the psychology behind acquiring real ease, fluency, comfort and being at home in another language — not just stepping into their shoes and becoming a native, but feeling so at ease that its like putting your slippers on. I was trained by the great man himself, and really did have the experience of seeing him with several different pairs of slippers, each of which he slipped on with equal ease and comfort!

“Actions Speak Louder Than Words” — do they? Try OPAL!

OPAL — what is it besides being a miracle working magic to achieve genuine fluency, become a “different person”, acquire a second language and even a second FIRST language?

For me, its the psychology behind acquiring real ease, fluency, comfort and being at home in another language — not just stepping into their shoes and becoming a native, but feeling so at ease that its like putting your slippers on. I was trained by the great man himself, and really did have the experience of seeing him with several different pairs of slippers, each of which he slipped on with equal ease and comfort! Yves, the genius that created and developed OPAL is French by birth and upbringing, (latterly via Latin America and the States), has been in the language training business for over 15 years, Specialist in English and Linguistics, he has been working on modeling language training acquisition for over 10 years. He is the author and developer of “The Opal Method” and has an upcoming book about the Opal method and the structure of bilingualism which will be out shortly.

With OPAL you develop the way you think and feel about another language and culture. Acquiring a language and achieving genuine fluency isn’t just about grammar and vocabulary. Note that I avoid saying “learn”. Mentally, learning tends to be associated with hard work, structured lessons, exercises and not a lot of creativity or emotion, unless you count frustration and boredom! Thinking back to my schooldays, and even more recent language learning, I never found it terribly inspiring… it was more of a “groan” reaction as the teacher would go through umpteen rules, examples, exercises etc none of which were that exciting or motivating. We never really got to see, feel or experience the heart and soul of that language we were so avidly (or not) trying to learn. Sorry — I digress…