Tag Archives: pronunciation
Do I speak with the right accent?
I think we are often too hung up about accents. We all have an accent, and to find someone someone speaking a language entirely ‘by the book’ is so rare that it becomes an accent in itself. Continue reading
Language learning through media
Exposing yourself to different media is not a silver bullet, but can still greatly help to become more fluent in a foreign language. Here are a couple of suggestions. Continue reading
Logic behind new Chinese words
Some of the ways in which the Chinese adopt English words in their language: description, literal translation and vocal transcription. Continue reading
Everyone has a funny accent
There is a thin line between accents on the one hand and incorrect usage of the language and dialects on the other. When learning a foreign language, how can you ensure that you learn it “correctly”? Continue reading
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Which language learning style is best?
In my previous post, I described two styles of learning a language: the scientist and the artist. Where the scientist tries to understand the rationale and structure of a language, an artist tries to get moving with the language as soon as possible. Which style is best if you want to get fluent in a language? Continue reading
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Learning Mandarin: the first 2 months
Charlie is British and just started learning Chinese. He keeps a blog of his learning experiences at discoveringmandarin.blogspot.com. He was so kind to write a guest post for this blog, and share his motivations and experience of learning the language … Continue reading
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