terryse
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Do you find people who speak more languages more attractive?
terryse replied to Thrix's topic in Language Learning
I do admire people who can speak more languages seamlessly because it takes not just efforts but also time and money to learn a new language other than your mother tounge. It surely takes discipline and few people nowadays have this attribute. As a job candidate, a person who is multilingual has more skill and therefor has edge over the other applicants. -
Is there really a single best way to write? For me, this is an individual process but there are best ways to improve our writings including using correct grammar and punctuation. Seasoned writers that i know of write simply and connect to their readers.
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I agree with others who have difficulty with Kanji. When i had my final exam on Nihongo, the questions or topics are all written in Kanji before we are asked to deliver the piece extemporaneously. That was hard but luckily what i prepared on the night of the exam was the exact piece i was able to pick when the topic was raffled on.
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Motivation For Learning Japanese
terryse replied to dannyboy's topic in Japanese Language | Discussion
I took up and learned the Japanese language because it was a requirement to complete my graduate course in Library and Information Science. Besides, i admire the Japanese people, the place and their culture. -
Why did you choose to learn Japanese?
terryse replied to tulosai's topic in Japanese Language | Discussion
When i was sent on scholarship to take my graduate study on Information Science, i chose Nihongo as one of my cognates. That was more than five years ago but i can still remember how i memorized the vowels and consonants, the Katakana and Hiragana of the Japanese language. It's like starting from grade 1 again where you start to learn a new language but i did not regret a bit of my choice as i enjoyed learning my two semester course of Japanese language with my lady Japanese teacher. -
Three idiomatic expressions stand out in my memory. Here goes, "Strike while the iron is hot" - Take advantage of a suitable opportunity "A tall order" - An order or request difficult to carry out "Thanks one's lucky stars" - Be grateful
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Do you ever forget some words in your native language?
terryse replied to Qamra's topic in Language Learning
Yes, there are words and phrases that i forget to use in everyday conversation. There are also new words that i discovered for the first time when i read a dictionary of my native language. -
Learning a new language like English is like learning a global language. One benefit i could cite is on the area of job employment. Applying a job online is half way won if you know the language of use internationally and that is English.
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Next to English, which is my second language, i really want to learn Nippongo, the Japanese language. I have six units of this language when i chose it as my cognate when i had my graduate study, but since i cannot converse and practice to someone who speaks the language, i completely forgot about the language except for a few phrases.
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Listening to music soothes me, it's like a therapy especially if i am tired and want to sleep. However, music is more appreciated if one can understand and feel the lyrics and emotions of the song. For example, i learned English in school and it is used as the language of instruction, songs in English are really music to my ears as i can easily relate to the message in the song.
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Embarrassed when people laugh at your accent?
terryse replied to SpringBreeze's topic in Language Learning
English is my second language and people i talked and conversed with know that English is not my native or mother tounge, so I am not really embarrased. I'd probably be embarassed if i speak English with a forced twang in it imitating American or British when in fact i am not. -
What is Hardest- Reading, Writing, or Speaking?
terryse replied to tulosai's topic in Language Learning
Speaking is hardest to me than reading and writing. I still remember when I had my final exam in my Nihonggo class, it was an extemporaneous speech in which the topics are raffled on the spot and written in Nihonngo. I was just fortunate the topic i got is one of those i prepared the previous night. -
When did you start to learn a second language?
terryse replied to cbintz's topic in Language Learning
I started to learn English when I was in school. From elementary to college, it was the language of instruction being used. It is a second language to us here in my country. -
The hardest foreign language i ever learned is the Japanese or the Nippongo language. I took it as one of my cognate subjects in graduate school. The Hiragana, Katakana are easier to learn than the borrowed character writings.
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What foreign languages have you 'mastered' and how long did it take?
terryse replied to tulosai's topic in Language Learning
The English language is the only foreign language that I have more or less "mastered" as it is the language of instruction used in our schools. I have also learned Nippongo and French in my graduate study as cognate subjects but I could not carry a conversation using these because of the lack of practice or partner to converse with.