Comments on: An Easy Way to Learn Foreign Languages: Part One http://womenlearnthai.com/index.php/part-one-an-easy-way-to-learn-foreign-languages/ Expat making her way through the Thai language and culture Mon, 21 May 2012 06:01:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michel http://womenlearnthai.com/index.php/part-one-an-easy-way-to-learn-foreign-languages/#comment-20780 Michel Tue, 01 May 2012 11:23:32 +0000 http://womenlearnthai.com/?p=8726#comment-20780 Great article and comments! You wrote: But until then, please don’t be tempted away by yet another language course. And another. And another. So true! But I can not resist the temptation: I have collected about 100 different Thai courses so far! Great article and comments!
You wrote: But until then, please don’t be tempted away by yet another language course. And another. And another.

So true! But I can not resist the temptation: I have collected about 100 different Thai courses so far!

]]> By: Tomek Baryla http://womenlearnthai.com/index.php/part-one-an-easy-way-to-learn-foreign-languages/#comment-18423 Tomek Baryla Tue, 13 Sep 2011 22:12:30 +0000 http://womenlearnthai.com/?p=8726#comment-18423 Hello! My name’s Tomek. I come from Poland and I'm really impressed with what you've been doing. Because about a month ago I put your method into my studying of German and Spanish I would like to ask you some questions: 1 Do you study several languages at the same time? 2 Do you always study a new language using your mother tongue or you also use other languages? 3 When you study a new dialogue do you do some additional translation, I mean literal one? 4 Do you study just a whole dialogue or maybe you also study sentences to have a better understanding and maybe first of all to make a language more flexible? 5 What do you do if you finish a dialogue faster than 6 or 7 days for example in 3 days? Do you go to a new dialogue or you keep repeating the one that you’ve learnt? 6 What do you think about rewriting a dialogue of a target language before doing some translations? I think it’s quite useful if we don’t know a given language at all. But maybe I’m wrong? 7 What do you do not to mix several languages together? 8 When you do a translation and it’s quite good but still not perfect, I mean there are few words that you translate or write in a wrong way, what do you do? Do you keep rewriting only the words you’ve got problems with or you keep doing translations? 9 Do you listen to the same dialogues later, I mean as additional exercises to the schedule that you’ve presented? For example after 2 months, 4 months, etc. Hello! My name’s Tomek. I come from Poland and I’m really impressed with what you’ve been doing.
Because about a month ago I put your method into my studying of German and Spanish I would like to ask you some questions:
1 Do you study several languages at the same time?
2 Do you always study a new language using your mother tongue or you also use other languages?
3 When you study a new dialogue do you do some additional translation, I mean literal one?
4 Do you study just a whole dialogue or maybe you also study sentences to have a better understanding and maybe first of all to make a language more flexible?
5 What do you do if you finish a dialogue faster than 6 or 7 days for example in 3 days? Do you go to a new dialogue or you keep repeating the one that you’ve learnt?
6 What do you think about rewriting a dialogue of a target language before doing some translations? I think it’s quite useful if we don’t know a given language at all. But maybe I’m wrong?
7 What do you do not to mix several languages together?
8 When you do a translation and it’s quite good but still not perfect, I mean there are few words that you translate or write in a wrong way, what do you do? Do you keep rewriting only the words you’ve got problems with or you keep doing translations?
9 Do you listen to the same dialogues later, I mean as additional exercises to the schedule that you’ve presented? For example after 2 months, 4 months, etc.

]]> By: Luca http://womenlearnthai.com/index.php/part-one-an-easy-way-to-learn-foreign-languages/#comment-17953 Luca Sat, 20 Aug 2011 09:47:58 +0000 http://womenlearnthai.com/?p=8726#comment-17953 Dear Cathy, thanks for the nice words. I would definitely go for ASSIMIL, it is one of the best series for getting started in language learning. If you have any other question on how to best use it and how to progress, feel free to drop me a line at my blog (www.thepolyglotdream.com) Good luck with your studies! :-) Luca Dear Cathy,

thanks for the nice words. I would definitely go for ASSIMIL, it is one of the best series for getting started in language learning. If you have any other question on how to best use it and how to progress, feel free to drop me a line at my blog (www.thepolyglotdream.com)

Good luck with your studies! :-)

Luca

]]> By: Cathy http://womenlearnthai.com/index.php/part-one-an-easy-way-to-learn-foreign-languages/#comment-17945 Cathy Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:33:43 +0000 http://womenlearnthai.com/?p=8726#comment-17945 Hi Luca, I've really been inspired by your videos. I'm 50 and living in Montreal, Quebec as you may know is a French province in Canada. I'm embarrassed to say that I am not bilingual. I've lived and worked in the "english ghetto" so I have been lazy with learning french. But I am getting more pressure at work and I truly desire to learn but all the courses I've taken have gone in one ear and out the other because I have been very shy to speak. I'm afraid of making mistakes and sounding stupid. I believe in your method because I always found if I wrote things down I retained the information better. Now I need your advice: you have mentioned Assimil and Teach Yourself. Which one do you recommend I start with? I already have a basic vocabulary but I have to learn how to form proper sentences and increase my vocabulary and build my confidence. I have plenty of opportunity to practice...shame on me! When I first saw one of your videos I thought you were American! It was only when I read more that I discovered you were Italian! I felt if you can learn 9+ languages I can at least learn French!!! What you said about grammar is true...it just scares people (like me). I look forward to your advice and thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us. Cathy Hi Luca,

I’ve really been inspired by your videos. I’m 50 and living in Montreal, Quebec as you may know is a French province in Canada. I’m embarrassed to say that I am not bilingual. I’ve lived and worked in the “english ghetto” so I have been lazy with learning french. But I am getting more pressure at work and I truly desire to learn but all the courses I’ve taken have gone in one ear and out the other because I have been very shy to speak. I’m afraid of making mistakes and sounding stupid. I believe in your method because I always found if I wrote things down I retained the information better. Now I need your advice: you have mentioned Assimil and Teach Yourself. Which one do you recommend I start with? I already have a basic vocabulary but I have to learn how to form proper sentences and increase my vocabulary and build my confidence. I have plenty of opportunity to practice…shame on me! When I first saw one of your videos I thought you were American! It was only when I read more that I discovered you were Italian! I felt if you can learn 9+ languages I can at least learn French!!! What you said about grammar is true…it just scares people (like me). I look forward to your advice and thank you for sharing your knowledge with all of us.

Cathy

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