He says each language has its own expression that shows how
one society or culture thinks, so he becomes a little bit a different person
when he starts to speak a foreign language and he may say something he wouldn’t
say in English. English, his mother tongue, is a great common language so it is
possible that it interferes with his learning a different language, but since
he understands as above he can continue learning, I think.
His parents say he studied languages 20 hours a week. I think
it’s great but at the same time I wonder how it’s possible with only 20 hours
because he has not only to acquire new
languages but also to maintain ones he already know.
He told us some tips for learning foreign languages such as
repeating self over and over. I noticed that I can get a clue from such YouTube
clips.
Yeah, it must be a good way to imitate the way of learning from expert.
ReplyDeleteI'm afraid I cannot learn so many languages rapidly, though.
DeleteI agree with you. It is interesting that each language has its own expression that shows how one society or culture thinks. I would like to try his way when learning a foreign language, too.
ReplyDeleteYes, it makes me think that we should also learn about its culture when we learn foreign languages.
DeleteIt's hard to believe also for me that he spent only 20 hours a week for studying languages. In my opinion, he can do such a great thing because he really loves learning languages.
ReplyDeleteNow I'm wondering what he does in the rest of his time.
DeleteSometimes we can get a clue from YouTube right! I always watch my favorite videos but I think I should watch academic ones too.
ReplyDeleteFor me, most of academic contents are too difficult to understand even in Japanese.
ReplyDeleteI like the idea that you change in some ways when you speak another language. That is quite intriguing.
ReplyDeleteDavid :-)