What's the best way for you to learn a new language?
By LouieWpHs04
@LouieWpHs04 (4554)
United States
June 22, 2008 6:28am CST
Well, i've finally decided that I wanted to be a marketing major after going through about 5-10 major ideas. Being a marketing major, and eventually owning my own business, or working for a business got me thinking that i'll probably need to know a lot of different languages, Spanish being my top-priority, obviously & considering I know very little of it at the moment, i'm wondering what you who've learned a 2nd language would suggest?
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@wendyloo (184)
• France
25 Jun 08
I tried classes but often the person teaching was not from France and they just cannot get the accent,good but not always right.
The best way is staying a lenght of time in the country who's language you are trying to learn.
Some tapes can be good to.
For all that the french I learnt at school did not help much as where I live they have a lot of spanish in their local chat,,,,I just do my best..
good luck
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@LouieWpHs04 (4554)
• United States
25 Jun 08
Yeah, my friend spent a short time in Germany & it turned out that in about two months she could almost speak German fluently. I do agree that this is one of the best ways, the only problem is the travel expenses, even now with gas n' everything going up! I'll try my best, and thanks!
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@LouieWpHs04 (4554)
• United States
25 Jun 08
I was actually checking out independent films & learned a bit from them! Nothing too big, but I suppose it'll take a lot more time and effort then I actually spent thus far. Thanks!
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@Foxfire1875 (2010)
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26 Jun 08
The best way to learn is to speak the language as much as possiblr it's the only way to get the pronounciation right. You could try listening to radio stations or as someone else suggested films both methods will let you hear the language being spoken in a day to day fashion rather than the very correct way you get in classes.
@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
22 Jun 08
There are a number of ways to go about this; either buy a how-to book plus CD, attend a language class or enroll for online courses. Whichever method you decided on, the most important thing is practice. If you are in an environment where you have lots of opportunities to speak the new language, it'll help a lot. So have fun!
@LouieWpHs04 (4554)
• United States
25 Jun 08
I was already actually planning on learning German and Polish as they're part of my heritage or whatever, so I feel that it would be important to explore these languages, however. Italian, maybe! It's always seemed like a neat language to me although as far as I know it's not really a part of my roots or anything. It's always fun to learn a new language. It's almost like getting a better understanding of the world!
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