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#1 Learning a new Language.... 16 Nov '12 at 13:44 |
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.... have any of you learnt a new language without living and speaking that language everyday?
As in...at home or on a course?
I've tried Italian by CD's and books and it just doesn't sink in.
I want to learn German.
I was offered jobs Ski Instructing in Austria and Switzerland this year on the premise that i could speak enough German to get by. I can't... but want to learn now, as the Ski Schools said they would offer a place next year if i could speak the language to a certain degree.
Any advise or experiences?
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#2 Re: Learning a new Language.... 16 Nov '12 at 13:55 |
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| In reply to spudski (Post #1) |
30-45 minutes a day,
Also make a vocab book, make 5 columns, 1st column is the english word second column is the foreign word 3rd column test yourself 1 day later 4th column 1 week later, 5th column 1 month later, carry forward anything you have nt learned after a month. this moves it from a short term to long term memory.
give yourself at least 3-6 months before you will feel you are making any progress.
howvever Ben ze knees is the same in any language. |
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#3 Re: Learning a new Language.... 16 Nov '12 at 14:05 |
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| In reply to begede (Post #2) |
 I'll try that...sounds sensible.
What language did you do this with mate? |
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#4 Re: Learning a new Language.... 16 Nov '12 at 14:13 |
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| french and german, not business fluent but enough to get by. 20 words a day for 6 months gives you a working vocab, one of the basic learn to books will give you the verbs and the basics. and then gesticulation. |
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Bectoria wrote Bwahahahaha post of the day. Post of the week!! Awesome.
Boggart wrote One of the funniest replies for months...well done!
-You can only be young once. But, you can always be immature.
-Just when you realize life’s a b1tch, it has puppies. |
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#5 Re: Learning a new Language.... 16 Nov '12 at 14:16 |
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| Excellent...hoping to do this in the evenings, to stop me spending money on booze every night. I'm going to be right boring lol |
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#6 Re: Learning a new Language.... 16 Nov '12 at 15:09 |
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| It's possible, it's just keeping up the motivation after a few weeks when it gets really dull and you feel you are not getting anywhere. try and build 30 mins into everyday. i usually set the clock earlier and try and do it before i have really woken up. |
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#7 Re: Learning a new Language.... 16 Nov '12 at 17:20 |
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| In reply to begede (Post #6) |
I learnt German at school, and the words I remember the most are the lyrics from songs.
Der han is tort (The rooster is dead)
Wo ist der kokosnuss? (Where is the coconut?)
Ich bin ein musikante (I am a musician)
etc. etc.
Maybe learn some songs with the lyrics in front of you? Even if you fail short-term, you'll remember those lyrics in years to come. :O) |
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#8 Re: Learning a new Language.... 17 Nov '12 at 09:44 |
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| In reply to Wendy (Post #7) |
Yeah... I did French and German at school... I remember more French than German though.
I can count in German and remember Mein Hund ist Lumpi....  Something like that...about my dog being called Lumpi wtf
Funny what you remember or not... |
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