Re: Let's talk about langages (Advice/Help)

From: Mxsmanic (mxsmanic_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 20:34:11 +0200

DeMaisonneuve writes:

> I think it is better to complete learning a foreign language and become
> fluent and able to understand the news on TV before starting to learn
> another one.

I tend to agree. If you are really learning a language with the
intention of using it in a practical way, you should try to learn it
well before going on to any other. If all you want is an academic
knowledge of a language, there's no harm in studying more than one at a
time.

> Yes, but it is better if you have a written copy of what they say. A
> combination of hearing and reading provides you with both auditive and
> visual memory of the words and phrases as well as prononciation. For me, it
> made me learn at least 3 times faster with a teacher and practicing dialog
> then just reading self-learning language books.

In the specific cases of French, German, Spanish, or Italian, you can
subscribe to Champs-Elyées, an audiomagazine with real-world listening
material complete with transcripts. They were one of the few sources I
found for truly authentic, full-speed audio listening, instead of the
nearly useless, stunted, artificial stuff most courses offer. 

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