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Ask for help > Learning a new language
Learning a new language
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colibrita
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Learning a new language
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I �d like to learn a new language, even though I don �t have a great deal of free time. Part of my motivation is that I �d like to be my own guinea pig, see first hand again what it �s like to be a beginner.
Any suggestions? I already know some Spanish, French and German.
And is anyone else currently learning a foreign language? Would love to hear about your experiences, get any advice on good books and other learning materials.
Thanks!
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20 Jan 2011
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douglas
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My daughter is teaching herself Norwegian--it has some very different structures that would give you a good feel for how our students feel trying to learn things like teh concept of auxilliary verbs. Don �t know how useful it would be though. If you want a language that would be useful try Russian, one of the Chinese languages, or Japanese.
Douglas |
20 Jan 2011
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yetigumboots
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Wow you are brave... well done. I would love to learn Italian but I don �t have enough hours in the day. I could help you with a bit of German if you like.... |
20 Jan 2011
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Mariethe House
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i am brushing up my Spanish on this site( see link below), which is great!Someone here gave the link a few weeks ago ... You can learn almost any language you choose to. It is based on sharing as well: You are corrected by native people who speak the language you want to learn and you correct people who learn your language! Not perfect but very interesting.
http://es-mx.livemocha.com/
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20 Jan 2011
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chiaa2004
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try Kurdish language, a bit tough but can help if you are interested. |
20 Jan 2011
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Flora1
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you should learn portuguese the spanish knowledge will help you.
Flora |
20 Jan 2011
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MarionG
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I studied Hebrew and it really helps me to understand the difficulties my students face. When they learn English they need to first master a new alphabet, a major obstacle.
I understand what they are going thru since I did it the other way around, for me the Hebrew alphabet was new, and for me the letters all looked alike! Even though i speak Hebrew fluently, even dream in Hebrew, I still have a much easier time reading in �my own � alphabet!
If you really want to enrich yourself...go for a language very different form your own..A different alphabet is a real challenge and shows you the difficulties one encounters on the way...There �s very rich literature to enjoy in Russian, Poetry in Arabic, Philosophy in Chinese, etc, etc. Wouldn �t it be wonderful to appreciate all of it in its original form ? |
20 Jan 2011
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douglas
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Liberty is right, from what I hear, Danish would be another one that would really give you a feel for what our students go through.
Douglas |
20 Jan 2011
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sugarmomy
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I agree with Flora. Portuguese is very similar with Spanish.
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20 Jan 2011
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rodrioli15
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I agree with Flora, but what about Russian? A different alphabet to learn is a real adventure. Unfortunately I learned it only for a year.
R.
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20 Jan 2011
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