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I live in Montréal, Canada and can dedicate myself 2 hours a week in language exchange.
Learning
French
Italian
Chinese (Mandarin)
Language Skills
Chinese (Cantonese)Native
English
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- Tongue Twister. Do you have a tongue twister in your native language. For example in English, there are phrases like: How can a clam cram in a clean cream can? Sheena leads, Sheila needs. Denise sees the fleece, Denise sees the fleas. At least Denise could sneeze and feed and freeze the fleas. It will be interesting to practice tongue twisters in your native language.March 20, 201510
- radio/tv/newspaper links listening and reading are two major aspects of communication, learning a foreign language requires building of vocabularies, using of such and the cultures that embeded within Would you suggest me a link to a local radio or TV or newspaper so that I can learn your native language?Specifically, if you were a Russian, I'd like references to learn Russian from sources like radio, tv, newspaper websites, because I think the natives know better where to learn their native languages,October 8, 201421
I think that age does not matter, as long as you've already learned a second language. The more I know about language, the more I believe it is a tool for communication. I don't think one can confuse with different langauges when learning more than one, especially those are of from different language family.
0 votedJuly 17, 20140- learning a language effectively
learning a language involves tacking 4 major areas: listening, writing, reading and speaking.
I am more adapt to getting confortable listening to a foreign language, even if I don't have any idea what has been spoken.
since I like listening to music, i often find myself listening to music in a foreign language. After a while, catching the words or phrases becomes at ease.July 15, 201420 - language as a tool or is a culture? Humans are sociable , we communicate with each other in order to be in touch , to get things done or to get a message across. The protocol we use , or the language, needs to be understood between the sender and receiver. My experience tells me that not only language is a tool, but also a culture itself. Each language offers something unique that no others can replace. As an example, snow can have so many different forms and could be described by native indians in north america in their own language, where this same phenomenon is not occurring, say, in Africa. And yet, the African languages often sound having some rhythmic that no one can resist to appreciate them as if they are singing music.July 15, 201400
- italki learning platform I joined italki a few years back then but had not fully enjoy the benefits of using this platform in helping me to learn a new language. At the beginning, I thought of asking for friends and following some 'friends', writing some short diaries-like entries. It did not pan out a much progress as I would have wished. The major problem facing is the time zones of friends on this site hinder the possibility of meeting via live chat; very often the friend is sleeping while you have the time after work. Besides, the level of the target language and the medium of communication between the two parties further . To illustrate this problem, let's say a native speak of Chinese would like to learn English at a beginner's level, but the friend he/she is talking to has very limited knowledge of Chinese, the task of learning the language discourage both parties. I find that it takes three to learn the language, there should be a teacher from the both sides who is as good a level in English and Chinese, so that the teacher can make corrections on the two students. In learning a new language, it's better to correct bad habit as early as possible.July 15, 201400
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