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Hi everyone, how are you?
Do you think that your maternal language could make some interference about a foreign language you are learning?
Is it harmful?
*Could you correct any mistake in my text, please?*
Thank you. :)
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Influence
Hi everyone, how are you?
Do you think that your maternal language could make some interference about with learning a foreign language you are learning?
Is it harmful?
*Could you correct any mistakes in my text, please?*
Thank you. :)
Hi Gabriela,
It's perfectly natural for our maternal languages to interfere with learning foreign languages. We do this subconsciously, so there is no way to control it. However, the more we expose ourselves to our target language, the less that our maternal language is likely to interfere. For most of us, this is a gradual process. We will know the interference is no longer a problem when we find ourselves thinking directly in the target language (instead of thinking in our material language and then translating it).
I hope this was helpful for you. Please let me know if you have any questions =)
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Hi everyone, how are you?Do you think that your maternal language could interfere with your learning of a foreign language?
Is it harmful?
Yes, getting past the habits one learns through speaking one's own language is always a major obstacle in learning a different one. So many things need to be unlearned when speaking in the new language.
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We have only one word, it's something like: /u:/. it is one of the differences that makes Persian kinda easy :)
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Hi Raena! It's pretty cool! How is the used term for "he/she"?
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Absolutely, either pronunciation or grammar. in Persian there is no difference between feminine and masculine, I mean "she" and "he" are the same in Persian. so that most of the Iranians always make mistakes about it. for example, I sometimes call a girl "he". because I've never thought of calling someone on based of his/her gender. but maybe an Arabic speaker would do it better than me.
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