Foreign Language Learning for Future Time Travelers.
- Thread starter Skarpz
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John Thomas
Temporal Navigator
Here are just a few core rules to remember when studying a foreign language.
.) Notice the things and events around you and use that as your first study list.
Example. In my pocket,/ is/ a smartphone. In my pocket,/is/a wallet.
I
'm taking
a shower.
I
'm going
to work.
.) Never just repeat one word, always use that word in a short phrase.
Example. There is a pen/on the table. There is a book/on the table.
.) Make a list of these short phrases and practice recalling them from memory. Remove each phrase you recall fully the first time so that you can focus on new phrases.
.) Listen and repeat short phrases from a native speaker. Imitate his or her accent as best you can.
.) Learn and memorize songs in your target language.
.) Visualize different color houses to keep the vocabulary separate from other languages. Russian, red. German, black. French, blue. Spanish, yellow. Japanese, white. For example.
.) Learn a language that you're going to get a lot of use out of. Even if it is only used to read websites to get a different perspective about the news -- have a reason. Spanish is a good choice for those in the U.S. Read websites in your foreign language daily to maintain your recall of it.
.) Notice the things and events around you and use that as your first study list.
Example. In my pocket,/ is/ a smartphone. In my pocket,/is/a wallet.
I
'm taking
a shower.
I
'm going
to work.
.) Never just repeat one word, always use that word in a short phrase.
Example. There is a pen/on the table. There is a book/on the table.
.) Make a list of these short phrases and practice recalling them from memory. Remove each phrase you recall fully the first time so that you can focus on new phrases.
.) Listen and repeat short phrases from a native speaker. Imitate his or her accent as best you can.
.) Learn and memorize songs in your target language.
.) Visualize different color houses to keep the vocabulary separate from other languages. Russian, red. German, black. French, blue. Spanish, yellow. Japanese, white. For example.
.) Learn a language that you're going to get a lot of use out of. Even if it is only used to read websites to get a different perspective about the news -- have a reason. Spanish is a good choice for those in the U.S. Read websites in your foreign language daily to maintain your recall of it.
John Thomas
Temporal Navigator
Next, I would like you all who are actually interested in this to tell me your target foreign language and I'll guide you through the learning of it.
Skarpz
Quantum Scribe
Those are actually my first target languages but it's easier to focus on Spanish right now, then later on French or German and after that Japanese or Russian.
Spanish is the easiest and I will start from there since i have the most material from that that and the most native speakers. I will start off with what you said, print it out, and work in the morning. Also, I'm learning English grammar better while also studying communication skills. These are no my assignments now that I don't have school unless my schooling coincides with any of these.
Thanks for the start. I will print out asap.
Spanish is the easiest and I will start from there since i have the most material from that that and the most native speakers. I will start off with what you said, print it out, and work in the morning. Also, I'm learning English grammar better while also studying communication skills. These are no my assignments now that I don't have school unless my schooling coincides with any of these.
Thanks for the start. I will print out asap.
Skarpz
Quantum Scribe
My target foreign languages are Russian and French for my friends in those areas. I'll be able to spend more time on this once I can get a few things done first and then it's full blast on learning languages. It's just a waiting game right now for what I want to do but in a little bit of time I will have the ability to study much faster than before.