What languages can you speak?

333 · 05-08-2009, 12:19 AM

Hm, I guess what I'm really asking is do you practice orally outside the classroom? I found that when I did this a lot, I really got a feel for the foreign ways you move your tongue while learning a new language.

yes, I agree. getting to a country that is not dominantly english-speaking is pretty amazing. it forces you to connect with the natives differently. i love it. when I was ten or so, my parents sent me to Vietnam for two or three weeks. even though I was quite fluent in vietnamese already, I still struggled to communicate for the first week. i am a strong believer in familiarizing yourself with the culture along with the language, so those few weeks are crucial in how i speak now.

05-08-2009, 12:19 AM	#10 (permalink)
333 Music Addict Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 965	Hm, I guess what I'm really asking is do you practice orally outside the classroom? I found that when I did this a lot, I really got a feel for the foreign ways you move your tongue while learning a new language. yes, I agree. getting to a country that is not dominantly english-speaking is pretty amazing. it forces you to connect with the natives differently. i love it. when I was ten or so, my parents sent me to Vietnam for two or three weeks. even though I was quite fluent in vietnamese already, I still struggled to communicate for the first week. i am a strong believer in familiarizing yourself with the culture along with the language, so those few weeks are crucial in how i speak now.