Learning A New Language, Something fun to do |
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Learning A New Language, Something fun to do |
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Aug 21 2007, 07:21 AM |
I started learning Spanish last year (I am rubbish at languages - spent my days at school doing science and maths) when I moved here. A year on and I can have a conversation of sorts. A thing I learned the hard way is that no language course of cds/dvds and so on will prepare you for actually conversing in the language on a day to day basis.
For instance, a course might teach you: 'Hello can I have a beer please?' 'Certainly. Here you are. That will be 1 euro.' However in real life the conversation is more likely to be: 'Hello can I have a beer please?' 'Er hang on a minute there are none on the cold shelf would you like a coffee instead? Oh bugger the cat has poo'ed in my shoes.' (A reply I actually got in a bar in town!') The best way, IMO, to learn any language is immersion - go and live in the country for a few weeks/months years. That way you will learn the language as it is spoken, including the slang, colloquialisms and so on. Nonetheless one professor of modern languages told me that you never master a second language as an adult. You have to work at it every day of your life. That fits my experience - I have good days and bad days. But you have to start somewhere... Cheers, Tony -------------------- Get your music professionally mastered by anl AES registered Mastering Engineer. Contact me for Audio Mastering Services and Advice and visit our website www.miromastering.com
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