Friday, December 26, 2008

How to learn a Language

How to learn a language according to wikipedia

Here are some of the things the article recommends to help you start your language learning process: Study the pronunciation of the language first,Practice the native intonation, stress, and rhythm of common, short social sentences and social questions, e.g.: "Hi, How are you?" "Where is the museum?",Purchase audio books in the language you wish to learn, Purchase a quality dictionary of the language you wish to learn,Buy a quality translation dictionary which translates from your native language to the one you wish to learn,A picture dictionary is helpful for learning common nouns,Buy or loan several classic, well-known literary works in the language you wish to learn; such as plays, short stories, or novels,Buy popular magazines or newspapers in the language you wish to learn, Review the grammar and essential parts of speech of your native language,Buy a book of idioms, proverbs, and expressions used in the language you wish to learn,Pay an educated native speaker to tutor you through one-on-one conversation practice,Listen to news broadcasts in your chosen language,Work on your vocabulary, Attach labels to everything in your house/ at your desk/ etc in the language you are learning, picture/ word associations help best,Study the grammar,Educate yourself in the cultural aspect of the language, and practice speaking,reading and writing in the language you want to learn.


How to learn a language according to" how to learn any language"

The above websites contains useful information on specific language such as Japanese, however it does not have a general overview of language learning.

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