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how to learn foreign language
1) is it best to learn one foreign language at a time? or can i try to learn 2 at a time (japanese and spanish) ?
2) what foreign language would be more applicable/useful as a future nurse (or future stewardess) ?
3) is it enough to learn on-line (from all the free on-line lessons) , or should I enroll in a language course in a school?
4) pls give me tips on learning a new language =)
and maybe on how to improve my memory
thank you! =)
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If you're not doing anything else at the same time, then you should have time. It depends on how quickly you learn the languages, and how good your teacher is. I started Japanese at the start of this year, and managed to memorise the alphabet within a week. If you work out memory techniques that work for you, languages are relatively easy to learn, as long as you get the basics right, and build on that foundation.
Stewardess' would probably benefit from Japanese, because I think it's more international than spanish. As a nurse, it doesn't particularly matter, you'd have translators - it would really depend on where you wanted to work. If you wanted to go nurse in Tokyo, I'd learn Spanish. :) Just kidding....
I don't think it is enough to learn online - however I've never tried. You wouldn't get to ask questions, and nobody to pick up critical errors early on, or in intricasies. You could end up with cereal-box language, that is hard to fix. If you want to be able to use it in a profession, having it as a language course will be a BIG benefit. If you get a helpful teacher you will come out enriched with culture, pronunciation, and good speaking and theoretical language.
Tips on learning (there's memory, hadn't seen that bit before)
With different characters (as in Japanese alphabet) I found it VERY useful to relate them to words or images that they looked like, or nonsensical things that I knew I would remember. For example I learned the character す Su, by saying to myself that it looked like a pregnant woman. Her name was Sue. む is easy, because it looks like a cow (I think it's only co-incidence)
Your teacher in a course may already have a set of these remembering things, but I found it good to make a lot of mine up. More personal, easier to remember.
Good luck with your languages!
-K
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1)you should wait until your second year of a foreign language to try to learn another at the same time.
2)I would say both..
3)I don't think it's enough just by learning it online. You need some hands on experience to get a hold of the language. Just by going to a Spanish speaking country will teach you way more spanish than you would ever learn in a years worth of school or an online course.
4)To help you memorize the words, all you have to do is surround yourself with that language. It's the easiest way.
♥ Always,
Maria
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1) one at a time is probably better bcuz u might get confuzedleadrning 2 at once
2) probably spanish bcuz there are so many mexicans in the US, u would want to be able to communicate with them
3) i think it would be better to enroll at school, but thats just my opinion
~**Hope I helped**~
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1) one language at a time is better
2)id rather learn japanese. they are becoming big and you can find any old he hum around that speaks to spanish.
3)enroll in a language course
4)get a REALLY big notebook, and make three coloums. first is the word and how it is written. 2nd is the pronunciation. 3rd is the english equivalent of the word
irish
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1)yes i think it is best to learn i language at a time.
2)spanish
3)enroll
4)
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One language at a time! esspecially when you want to take japanese, that language is HARD! Well, i dont think that any language will be an advantage if you want to be a nurse. But i think we have spanish speaking people around america so prolly spanish. Take a course in school, those things online never cover everything they need to know.
Hope i helped! ♥
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well ii know many different languages cause im fluent bosniian but i aslo know german n like croatian n yugoslavian but it just takes a while to learn thingsz.. the online lessonsz arent goiinq to help yu out very much! ii think yu should try actual lessons.. [[LIVE ones]] lOl but i d k ii hope i helped.. OH n also if yur thiinkiinq of becomiinq a nurse well yur probably goinq to need to know more than english n spanish :D!
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It is best to learn one language at a time for now, or you will just get confusing for you. Once you have learnt one language however, you'll find it much easier to learn another. I really don't recommend you starting with Japanese though. Try a couple of languages (at least the basics) with the same alphabet as English, such as Italian, Spanish, German or French.
Any of those I've suggested above would be great to learn, but especially French as LOADS of countries are French-speaking! Japanese would be cool to learn but really have little use to you as a nurse (no languages, with perhaps the exception of Latin, would) and only a teeny bit more as a stewardess. However it would look amazing and impressive on your CV or resume, plus useful if you want to visit there some day.
It would be OK to learn online, but it would help you much more to learn in a class (i.e. with pronunciation) or at least buy a CD ROM that you talk into with a microphone and checks your accent (e.g. Smart Start German/Spanish/etc).
There really aren't any tips other than have a lot of enthusiasm for it! Don't get frustrated with it, and try and go at your own pace. Make as many notes as you can and read them after every lesson (or every week if you have a lesson most days). Always go back to the basics - I'm doing hotel reservations in GCSE German, but I had totally forgotten how to talk about the date until we re-visited it in class! If you know the basics (e.g. counting, the names of important places (hotels, toilets, restaurants, public information centres, sights, etc), food, directions) it is so much easier to learn everything else! Maybe reading the language's English to -blah- dictionary every month or so would help you to pick up on new words too.
Blessed Be,
Rach xxx
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1)Each peRson has a diffeRent opinion on this one. FoR one individual leaRning ONE language is difficult enough, but to anotheR, it's easieR to just leaRn a tad bit of a few. If you want to speak fluently, I say go with one -- it woRked foR me.
2)It just depends on whatcha wanna do when you gRow up. Mexicans aRe all oveR the west, and spRead all thRoughout the USA, and still have a gRowing population, so Spanish would be most wise. HoweveR, if you plan to be a stewaRdess, who knows wheRe you'll be, oR who'll you'll be aRound, so peRhaps Japanese would do you some good, oR especially if you got into the stock maRket. OR say you want to be a scientist, they use Latin, if I RemebeR coRRectly, as theiR language... kind of like math... it's known to eveRyone no matteR what countRy you'Re in... scientists all leaRn Latin so they can all communicate with one anotheR. See, I gRew up in ARizona, so natuRally I've been heaRing and leaRning Spanish all my life. Then in 7th gRade I went to the biggest gang school going, so I wanted to know with Hispanic biatch was talking shiat! FiRst, I taught myself some Spanish online, and that went suRpRisingly well. Then once I got to high school, I enRolled in Spanish class as my foReign language, and that's when it Really staRts to pick up.
3)LeaRning a foReign language online is a good staRt, but NOT good enough. EnRoll in a foReign language class at youR school, oR if you'Re school doesn't offeR that, tRy the YMCA, oR just a local community summeR pRogRam.
4)Tips? TRy to get a fRiend to do this with you. This way, not only aRe you helping heR on a tRemendous and commendable life skill, you two can also pRactice youR language by talking IN that language. FiRst you need to staRt off by leaRning the letteR sounds and alphabet, that makes sense Right? That way you know how to coRREctly pRonouce each new woRd you tRy to take on. Also, if you can, gRoup youR woRds... say, leaRn a bunch of veRbs... like 'jump', 'skip', 'talk', 'above', [haha... I don't know if these aRe veRbs oR not... I'm so dumb it's silly], and of couRse staRt with the basics... such as... woRds like 'food', 'sleep', 'movies', 'he', 'we' and so on. Not only aRe these impoRtant woRds to leaRn, it's motivation. Once you nail them, you'll be so excited to move on and keep on leaRning. Also, make a flash caRd foR almost eveRy individual woRd... and pRactice at least 20 minutes eveRy day, two sessions of 20 minutes a day would be supeRb.
****HoweveR you decide to do it, know that it doesn't always come easily, and it's takes dedication and haRd woRk to masteR a foReign language. Just be committed, and stick with it. It's tough, I know, but gReat fun and extRemely annoying. FoR example, do you know that a caR salesman who speaks Spanish in ARizona gets I think, like $300.00 MORE a yeaR than a caR salesman in ARizona who does NOT speak Spanish? Haha... see the benefits? Also, depending on wheRe you live, it DEFINITELY boosts youR shot of getting a job [and usually it does eveRywheRe, because it shows youR boss youR commitment.]
So goodluck, best of wishes. Hopefully I've been of some help! =D
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1. I would definately stick to one language at a time...especially since spanish and japanese are so different from one another.
2. Spanish is a rapidly growing language (especially in the US) Its the 2nd most spoken laguage in the us. (im not sure where you are now) A spanish speaking nurse is always good..especially in california where nurses are desperately needed. for a stewardess..either is good...japanese is better if you will be working or being a stewardess who travels back and forth to Japan.
3. I think learning it in school is a good idea..but then again i have never takenan online course. Try it out..and if it doesnt work..enroll into a course in school. Thats what im doing for french and its working well.
4. Flashcards flashcards and more flashcards for learning the l;anguage and improving your memory. Especiallly if you use bright colors on the cards. Studying a foreign language takes studying..so studying for 20 minutes each night before bed will help with your memory as well
Have fun!
-meliss
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I can't see how an on-line course is ever going to teach someone a language. The best way to learn a language is through useage. Being in a class environment, where the instructor will only speak in the foreign language, is one of the best ways, apart from moving to a country that speaks that language and forcefully immersing yourself in it.
Keep in mind that learning a language is more than just knowing their words and grammar structures... you have to learn something about the cultures, customs, and their idioms, phrases, and expression - no book or on-line course can teach that - it has to come from shared experience and useage.
To become fluent, you have to speak it, and not just to yourself - you have to talk to people who natively speak that language... because that's when you find out how little of their language you really know...
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1) Probably one at a time or else you'd get really confused
2) The most applicable/useful second language for nearly any profession would be Spanish solely because it's so widely spoken
3) I would go to a class, but I know very little about online lessons so I wouldn't be the best one to answer this
4) While you're lying in bed, waiting for sleep, or in line for something, or during commercials while watching tv, or just whenever you're not thinking, run through the declensions and vocab and all that in your head. It's amazing how much it helps!
I took Latin all during high school and I love it! It helped my vocab (English) so much. ...I'm a big nerd :-P
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its always better to learn one language at a time so you dont get them mixed up, second, spanish, next to english, would be the next best language to learn, if you live in the US, but that depends on wat contry your working in. i also think it would be better to learn in a class room enviroment so u can hear the words they teacher says so you no how to say them. and finally the best way to memorize a language is too incorrporate it with sound or sight. e.i. if everytime you say 'que' and you looked at a certain item or made a certain noise, everytime you see that item or hear that noise you would remember that word (takes a long time) i hope i helped you!!
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1) That would be way too much work for anyone, especially the two you're interested. If they were similar languages I'd say sure, but these are opposite sides of the spectrum.
2) It really depends on where you're at.
3) You should definitely enroll in a language course. My friend is trying to become fluent in French, but for the last year she's been doing independent studies. She says she's actually doing worse than before. You need someone like a teacher to guide you as opposed to trying it out yourself.
4)It's going to take you about 8 years to become fluent from what I've heard. And you can't really improve your memory, but there are tricks to help you remember certain things. Applying what you learn to what you already know, repetition, etc.
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