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Hi everyone,

I have been doing, and I am still doing, some research on foreign language learning. Where I currently live, a small town in Japan called Kurobe, it is something they are trying to do (rather clumsily). As I am still in the process of studying, and I believe that this study won't end that quickly, things that I might say here might change. I'll actually change this first post to reflect the current status of my researches. But, here it goes.

Tips about Learning a Foreign Language

- These tips can be used for any language. Indeed, they can also be used for one own's conlang, which makes this thread highly appropriate for the forum.
- These tips are for those people who want to master a language. You can apply them partially for partial results. (Indeed, this is why I only have partial results with some languages.)
- I will also use many examples, using the various languages that I can speak and am learning. I have 5 such languages : French, English, Esperanto, Japanese and Swedish. I might also use other languages, I even have a conlang in mind for one specific example.
- Otherwise, enjoy the good reading...

1. Learning a Foreign Language : Issues

When learning foreign languages, you have to face certain issues. Most of those who have learned a foreign language actually encountered them and had to live with them. I just want to make sure with you that I do understand the issues your are facing, someone of which you might not even be consciously aware of, and that my goal is to actually make sure that these issues, while challenging, are not problems or difficulties.

2. Fun, Interest, Diligence, Every Waking Day

3. The Process of Speaking: knowing the language; using the language

4. Pronunciation

5. The Power of Examples

6. Going Abroad: how to make full use of your stay abroad

7. Mistakes: using the language vs. making mistakes

8. The Process of Learning: step by step, little by little, at one's own pace

Links and resources

Mark Rosenfelder speaking about why people learn languages
http://www.zompist.com/whylang.html
Some people learn languages but most... don't. Educational programs, parents, finvenkist auxlangers and others want their children to learn foreign langauges. The conclusion is highly depressing for those who want to have children learn languages, but if does offer great stuff. I do not necessarly agree with the conclusions about the tips, but they are a great step in the good direction.

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I have finally completed my first presentation in the original Japanese. I will be posting a translated summary of each session here. At first glance it does seem to have been rather enlightening.

If people find the results interesting, I might then publish a whole book. Probably in French, originally, but also in English, Esperanto and other languages.

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I'll be looking forward to this.

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そうだ。死んでいる人も勃起することが出来る。
俺はその証だ。

I'm looking forward to this hugely.

Also, *pronunciation

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| [ˌdɛt͡ʃɛmaɹiˈetɪs] | | conlang skarihe

You got two 2 and 3 backwards (as far as labeling goes).

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Up in blue sky silly blimp goes by
Where it come from where it go
Ziggy-Zaggy it fly high

That's a word I have to relearn how to write; I've always written it "ou" instead of "u". Corrected.



That's because a couple of days ago, I switched both subjects, because both are central, but the one I placed first is the most important part. I didn't change the numbers then; I had completely forgotten them. They're changed now.

I will post it only after I've made my first presentation here, in Japan. (The original work is actually in Japanese, because I am doing it as part of my work.) However, I'll leave you with interesting details.

Recently, I've made peace with communication and expression; I hated it with a passion because when badly done, it leads to awful results (it certainly did with me). But I still don't think it is the central part, just one part of actual language learning.

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I have added a "links and resources" for those who are interested in my various sources and resources.

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