Comments on: Is learning a foreign language fun? http://system13.org/2006/12/15/is-learning-a-foreign-language-fun/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 10:47:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Jacob Lumbroso http://system13.org/2006/12/15/is-learning-a-foreign-language-fun/#comment-44542 Jacob Lumbroso Wed, 25 Jun 2008 21:49:18 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=229#comment-44542 I think the critical thing to remember that podcasts and other approaches should be viewed as the entry point to get to the starting gates of learning Spanish. A one on one dialog is I think ideal but not always realistic given time constraints or location. I think the critical thing to remember that podcasts and other approaches should be viewed as the entry point to get to the starting gates of learning Spanish. A one on one dialog is I think ideal but not always realistic given time constraints or location.

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2006/12/15/is-learning-a-foreign-language-fun/#comment-518 Josh Wed, 03 Jan 2007 02:18:04 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=229#comment-518 Linguaphile2006: I'm working through the Pimsleur courses along with my course book, actually. Thanks for the tip! :) Linguaphile2006: I’m working through the Pimsleur courses along with my course book, actually. Thanks for the tip! :)

]]> By: linguaphile2006 http://system13.org/2006/12/15/is-learning-a-foreign-language-fun/#comment-515 linguaphile2006 Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:00:22 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=229#comment-515 I think language learning is great fun. I've studied Spanish, and dabbled with French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Lithuanian - plus a dozen or so more, less seriously. Chinese would probably he THE most difficult language for a Westerner to learn, mostly because of their writing system. Good luck continue-ing with the German, and good luck getting into Russian - it's a difficult but fun language. (Try the Rosetta Stone, if you can find a copy of it - it would be a good supplement to your Russian Course book. And Pimsleur, just to get the pronunciation down!) I think language learning is great fun. I’ve studied Spanish, and dabbled with French, German, Italian, Japanese, Russian, and Lithuanian - plus a dozen or so more, less seriously. Chinese would probably he THE most difficult language for a Westerner to learn, mostly because of their writing system.

Good luck continue-ing with the German, and good luck getting into Russian - it’s a difficult but fun language. (Try the Rosetta Stone, if you can find a copy of it - it would be a good supplement to your Russian Course book. And Pimsleur, just to get the pronunciation down!)

]]> By: Zeitlos http://system13.org/2006/12/15/is-learning-a-foreign-language-fun/#comment-516 Zeitlos Sun, 17 Dec 2006 15:33:48 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=229#comment-516 To learn the vocabulary in phonetic transcription was ok. But the signs.. aargh! And did you know that in Chinese for every vocal sound there are four ways of intonation(high, low, falling, rising) and every intonation gives another meaning to the word? So I decided to learn the "Western" languages first. If I still have time then (in 50 years or so), I will start with Asia.(Perhaps I could do some Kisuaheli before...There are so many continents) To learn the vocabulary in phonetic transcription was ok. But the signs.. aargh!
And did you know that in Chinese for every vocal sound there are four ways of intonation(high, low, falling, rising) and every intonation gives another meaning to the word?
So I decided to learn the “Western” languages first. If I still have time then (in 50 years or so), I will start with Asia.(Perhaps I could do some Kisuaheli before…There are so many continents)

]]> By: Josh http://system13.org/2006/12/15/is-learning-a-foreign-language-fun/#comment-517 Josh Sat, 16 Dec 2006 16:38:30 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=229#comment-517 I'm exactly like you, Zeitlos. :) A terrible week of Chinese, hm? What was it that was terrible? I know nothing about Chinese. I’m exactly like you, Zeitlos. :) A terrible week of Chinese, hm? What was it that was terrible? I know nothing about Chinese.

]]> By: Zeitlos http://system13.org/2006/12/15/is-learning-a-foreign-language-fun/#comment-519 Zeitlos Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:30:13 +0000 http://system13.org/?p=229#comment-519 My language CV: Latin, English, Spanish at school. One terrible week with Chinese, other weeks with Turkish and Polish in my free time. All not very succesful. A very, very little bit of French. English and Dutch at university, German sign language and now again Spanish. Learning new languages is so much fun! I don't have any other good reason for it. For me learning is just another hobby. My language CV:
Latin, English, Spanish at school.
One terrible week with Chinese, other weeks with Turkish and Polish in my free time. All not very succesful. A very, very little bit of French.
English and Dutch at university, German sign language and now again Spanish.
Learning new languages is so much fun! I don’t have any other good reason for it. For me learning is just another hobby.

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