Comments on: How to Teach Yourself a Foreign Language

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By: Clumsy Annie

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By: EnglishSpanishandFrench

EnglishSpanishandFrench — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:21:00 +0000

All is well…
Although I don’t really approve of the starting out with a grammar book. In my language learning experience, I think grammar is best to be introduced at more of an advanced beginner level. One needs to build up vocab and attain the necessary building blocks beforehand, and then learning and reading through a grammar book will be much more interesting, and amazingly: actually fun.

As for an audio course I would recommend Michel Thomas or Paul Noble over Pimsleur, not only because Thomas and Noble are wayyyyy cheaper, but they have more content AND more quality. Pimsleur is parrot drilling. Listen, repeat. Thomas and Noble actually force you to think and construct your own sentences on the building blocks they have provided you with.

All in all, good post.

By: EnglishSpanishandFrench

EnglishSpanishandFrench — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 00:21:00 +0000

All in all, good post.

By: sam

sam — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 16:38:00 +0000

good advoices thanks

By: Christine Jernigan

Christine Jernigan — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:59:00 +0000

I totally agree about the importance of setting short term goals. I work with parents who are trying to raise bilingual children, eventhough the parents aren’t themselves bilingual. I’m always emphasizing the importance of even semi-bilingualism. Can’t let the perfect get in the way of the good.

By: Christine Jernigan

Christine Jernigan — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:57:00 +0000

Hi Hans,
I’m always trying to improve my reading skills in Portuguese, a language I started learning in my 20′s. Sometimes I just google topics I like but write the expressions IN Portuguese. I use googletranslate if I am struggling with how to do that. Sometimes non-text things come up like youtube and they are actually VERY helpful to hear before I start reading b/c i’m better at listening than reading. It gives me the vocabulary…keeps it fresh in my mind so that when I then click on one of the links with actual text, it’s easier to understand. Just something that helps me. If you’re interested more in teaching yourself another language, I”ll have some videos on using children’s literature to learn another language. Still working on them at present but they’ll be up within a week at http://www.youtube.com/getbilingual

By: Christine Jernigan

Christine Jernigan — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 22:50:00 +0000

What fun ideas! I’m working with parents who are trying to learn another language to then share it with their kids. Check out video clips I made with my daughter about teaching her Portuguese eventhough I’m not a native speaker. http://www.youtube.com/getbilingual Let me know what topics about language learning you’d like me to cover in upcoming videos!

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catherine's designs — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 21:21:00 +0000

I totally agree with those tips. I believe the main thing in language learning is consistency. You should really regularly try to do at least something. I also think that is is very important to use a good book. Here I’m giving some tips on that based on my own experience: http://en.lifepractice.de/?p=119