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Why someone wouldn't want to teach a language to a friend?
Wanda Kaishin replied to Mameha's topic in Language Learning
Sorry about that. But if you'll read the other posts, I'm not the only one who interpreted yours this way. Is it possible your friend doesn't know that "teach me your language" = "occasionally answer a question I have about your language" in your way of thinking? -
A common, "micro" language that takes 1 hour to learn
Wanda Kaishin replied to Eli Stutz's topic in Language Learning
I could be wrong, but I think the "I love you" conversation went something like this: Caveman: Ugh! Cavewoman: Ugh. And the "where are you from" conversation went something like this: Local Caveman: Ugh? Strange Caveman: Ugh! -
Korean - I once again plan to start Korean this year. I wanted to do it last year, but I decided to try to boost my Mandarin to B2 before proceeding. I'll probably start it in fall, after a long voyage to Taiwan, Ukraine, Japan and Thailand. Mandarin - My Mandarin is on track to be a strong B2 by the time I plan to stop studying it intensively at the end of February. After that I'll just maintain it. Spanish - Although this is my best foreign language (C1), I haven't even tried to maintain it for many years. I'll roll it back into my review schedule, meaning I'll maintain it once every 6 days. Japanese, Thai, French & Russian - Along with Mandarin and Spanish, I'll maintain these once every 6 days. That means I'll talk to a native speaker for 15 min, read for about 30 min, and watch 30 min of a TV show or movie in that language.
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Did you learn a second language in school growing up?
Wanda Kaishin replied to Cap2jitsu's topic in Language Learning
That's strange - you profile says Maragoli is your first language. Swahili is my third language, which is why you got my attention. -
Very cool - thanks!
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I spend what it takes to learn the language efficiently. I find out what the best resources are ahead of time, and try to get them for a good price. I hire tutors on italki for conversation. I travel to the country, but I think of this as a vacation, or perhaps the reason i learn the language, rather than the price of learning a language.
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A common, "micro" language that takes 1 hour to learn
Wanda Kaishin replied to Eli Stutz's topic in Language Learning
Cave men just said "ugh!" Why is your language so much more complicated? -
Why someone wouldn't want to teach a language to a friend?
Wanda Kaishin replied to Mameha's topic in Language Learning
What do you mean when you ask someone "teach me your language"? It takes thousands of hours to learn a language. How many of those thousands of hours do you expect them to spend with you? Are you willing to pay them? Personally, I get a little annoyed at acquaintances who ask me to teach them English. But I hide my annoyance, because I realize this kind of person is rarely serious about learning. I usually just chuckle, or even reply "ok", but they never follow through. Rather than torture your friends, why not just do a free language exchange on skype? -
When Ziad Fazah made the claim that he can speak and write 58 languages, he was interviewed by a certain Spanish language variety show, and quizzed by native speakers of many different nationalities. Based on the interview, do you think his claims are true? How do you feel about the claims of "hyper-polyglots" in general?
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Do you think there is a bad/stupid reason to learn a language?
Wanda Kaishin replied to Lasonax's topic in Language Learning
"Bad" motivation? Evil/naughty/stupid are all in the eye of the beholder. But there is such a thing as "insufficient" motivation. What is sufficient to motivate one person might be insufficient to motivate another. I remember Benny Lewis ranting about how people trying to learn a language for work were doomed to fail because they lack "passion". I strongly disagree with this. For example, when I started learning Japanese I remember a group of international law students taking their masters in a Japanese university all blowing us away with their incredibly rapid progress, all in the name of work. -
How do you like the new layout/design of linguaholic.com?
Wanda Kaishin replied to linguaholic's topic in Language Learning
I also like the list of posts on the rh side, on the main page for example. Very convenient.- 27 replies
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Can you recognize all the existing words in your own language?
Wanda Kaishin replied to Mameha's topic in Language Learning
Absolutely not. I would think very few people if any could claim to have this ability in any language. -
Krashen's input hypothesis (i+1)
Wanda Kaishin replied to Wanda Kaishin's topic in Language Learning
I understand what you're saying, but this is Krashen; easily the most famous educator involved with second language acquisition theory. Oh well, I'll stop worrying about it now. -
How do you like the new layout/design of linguaholic.com?
Wanda Kaishin replied to linguaholic's topic in Language Learning
I'm on chrome, on my mac, and I didn't have any issues at all.- 27 replies
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Krashen's input hypothesis (i+1)
Wanda Kaishin replied to Wanda Kaishin's topic in Language Learning
Lol - I'm overwhelmed with all these responses. -
How often do you dream in another language?
Wanda Kaishin replied to True2marie's topic in Language Learning
I have them often, especially since I started taking cold potato starch as a supplement. I know that sounds crazy, but apparently dreams really are stomach related. -
How do you like the new layout/design of linguaholic.com?
Wanda Kaishin replied to linguaholic's topic in Language Learning
The sky - she's bleeding! But seriously, I like it. It would be cool to change it thematically from time to time, like major websites do for different holidays and such, only we could do it for different languages or countries. Just an idea; might be too much of a hassle.- 27 replies
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What jobs have you had because you spoke a foreign language?
Wanda Kaishin replied to Colebra's topic in Language Learning
In that case, I bet your version of "master it" and mine are very different. -
Ebook How to Learn Chinese
Wanda Kaishin replied to zhouhaochen's topic in Promote your Website/App/Game/Video
I'll take your word for it. Here's what my opinion is based on. His videos show he's at A2 with bad tones imo. I was surprised that his teacher rated him at B1 with good tones; but she did qualify it by saying he could pass the HSK3 spoken test. I'm not familiar with the test, but I've heard many say that it's not B1. Anyway, he claimed to be studying 10 hours a day, so I think even reaching B1 in that amount of time isn't unusual. At least not for a world famous polyglot who claims his methods are superior. In fact I would say that his level after 3 months was pretty good, but for 900 hours it was below average. As I've said before, if you are a beginner who isn't familiar with language learning, or if you need encouragement, then you might find Benny useful. For others, not so much.- 12 replies
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Ebook How to Learn Chinese
Wanda Kaishin replied to zhouhaochen's topic in Promote your Website/App/Game/Video
So much better than his videos then?- 12 replies
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Ebook How to Learn Chinese
Wanda Kaishin replied to zhouhaochen's topic in Promote your Website/App/Game/Video
Is A2 in 900 hours pretty well?- 12 replies
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Ebook How to Learn Chinese
Wanda Kaishin replied to zhouhaochen's topic in Promote your Website/App/Game/Video
You're in luck! Anna started a thread about him here.- 12 replies
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