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[Language] The adventures of the cunning linguists
Dram
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So this year I've made it a goal to learn at least basic French with the eventual goal of getting as close to fluent as I can. So far I'm teaching myself, as I like to be able to learn at my own pace. It helps that my brother also began learning French after he came back from the World Police & Fire Games in Canada last year. Our reasoning being that it's spoken in 30 countries across the globe. Chances are that if somebody doesn't speak any English, it's likely they could know a little French.
My brother recommended some "Learn in your Car" CDs to me. While they have been useful, they're essentially just the repetition of words and phrases in English and French intended for use by people who are going on a short vacation to a French speaking country. They don't really demonstrate syntax in a way that encourages learners to build their own sentences. Consequently when trying to construct a simple sentence, I find that I wind up totally butchering it after I check sources to see if I actually did it correctly.
International forums I've checked out often suggest that learning language syntax is most important first off, and once you know how to construct a sentence simply learn as many words as you can to expand your vocubulary. It makes sense, but I'm not sure if it's that simple. What would bilingual chaps around here suggest as a method for learning a second language?
My brother recommended some "Learn in your Car" CDs to me. While they have been useful, they're essentially just the repetition of words and phrases in English and French intended for use by people who are going on a short vacation to a French speaking country. They don't really demonstrate syntax in a way that encourages learners to build their own sentences. Consequently when trying to construct a simple sentence, I find that I wind up totally butchering it after I check sources to see if I actually did it correctly.
International forums I've checked out often suggest that learning language syntax is most important first off, and once you know how to construct a sentence simply learn as many words as you can to expand your vocubulary. It makes sense, but I'm not sure if it's that simple. What would bilingual chaps around here suggest as a method for learning a second language?
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