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what are the difficulties of a language learner?



tugce-cenk
Turkey

what are the difficulties of a language learner?
 
what are the difficulties of a language learner?

25 Jun 2009      





lomasbello
Venezuela

One of the difficulty they face the most is their native tongue.

25 Jun 2009     



manonski (f)
Canada

Accepting not understanding everything.
Tendency to translate word for word using the same sentence structure of native tongue.

25 Jun 2009     



tugce-cenk
Turkey

thanks...

25 Jun 2009     



libertybelle
United States

New sounds that are different from ones native language.
New vowel sounds, guttural sounds - TH sounds the letter R
is very different from language to language.

26 Jun 2009     



Jayho
Australia

New structure that is different from ones native language.  English is subject-verb-object (SVO) but their language might be VOS, or one of the eight other combinations possible.
 
More info here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subject_Verb_Object
 
 

26 Jun 2009     



lyny
Mexico

grammar most of the students hate grammar and so do I.

26 Jun 2009     



lgk1000
United States

Problems will vary depending on where the students are from and their individual abilities. Here is a website that will give you information on pronunciation problems that many students have depending on their native language: http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/phono.html

26 Jun 2009