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I have a very strong visual learning style. Listening/speaking do not come naturally to me but writing, reading, spelling, grammar, and vocabulary retention all come very easily to me. Any suggestions for study techniques based on learning visually? Especially with listening and speaking. Thanks very much!

How about trying listen-and-repeat approach? To repeat what you’ve listened to, you should concentrate on what you are listen to. So it can help you improve listening and speaking skills simultaneously.

I was totally surprised when I went back last year! There are so many Korean students who are studying English Language in the Philippine Schools. I’d even befriended a few ! I ‘d seen them in the Cities, and in the provinces as well.

Koreans crave to study English. I teach English to a lot of them here in the US. I am not surprised that there are so many there.

Why is speaking to persuade more difficult?

are u grade 4?! this is too easy…
Speaking to persuade, is tyring to persuade someone to follow ur idea.While speaking to inform is just trying to inform someone about your idea.Without the goal of making them follow you.

Speaking to persuade is more difficult since you have that extra pressure on you, thinking that you have to persuade this particular person on following your ideas, or beliefs. You also have to give convincing facts to do so.

Well, I’m hispanic, so i speak both english and spanish. But, my husband usually speaks more in Spanish, so we usually speak spanish only around my 11 month old. Everyone tells me to speak english frequently around her, so she will also speak it very well.

So, will my daughter have trouble speaking English since we only Speak Spanish around her?

No she won’t have trouble with eighter language. I don’t know about you but when I was growing up we only spoke spanish I learn english when I started school and I speak perfect english. I’m Hispanic as well and I speak both spanish and english to my son. I want him to learn spanish. I grew up speaking only spanish when I started school I learn english pretty quickly. I have a friend who is also Hispanic she spoke very little spanish to her daughter and now the little girl doesn’t know any spanish. English language will come from school and tv but where else is she going to hear spanish and learn it if not from you.

It’s a dream of mine to learn Spanish in a Spanish speaking country! I don’t want to hear any info on learning to speak Spanish here, I want to go out of country for about 6 months to a year if it takes that long.

Where would you go?

Ecuador! They speak spanish much more slowly than say, Mexico, Columbia, Peru, Venezuela, etc. Plus, learning mexican or south american spanish is much more useful in the states than spanish from Spain.

I lived in Quito, Ecuador for 5 months! Greatest experience of my life! They also use the US dollar, so the money is easy too! There’s a great University there called La Universidad de San Fransisco.

I learnt a little bit of French at school, and now some 15 years later I want to start learning it again. I fully intend to practice with French speakers, but would like to get some ideas on the best things I can be doing. I will be learning at home, and would like to get a heads up on the language before testing my skills with a native speaker.

Watch this video and you will have everything you need in order to start gaining a competence in French

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tYO5aw4wPHE

I have worked really hard at being almost fluent in Spanish and recently I’ve taken a large interest in French. Lately I’ve been focusing more on French because its new and interesting, but I don’t want to waste my Spanish skills. I tried learning French through Spanish which was working, but I have been finding that the best sites with the best activities are ones where you can only have them in English while you learn French.

What should I do to learn French, but keep my level of Spanish?

Assuming your native language is English, continue to study French on the English websites. The perspective will be taught from the perspective of native English speakers, and therefore be more meaningful to you.

This is important because you say you are "almost" fluent in Spanish. I don’t know what your definition of fluent is, but if you mean you can almost carry on a conversation in Spanish, that is not the same as being academically proficient in Spanish. Academic proficiency is being about to think "about" the language, and not just think "in" the language. It means you understand the relationships between parts of speech, and you can do literary analysis in the language and have serious discussions (not simply everyday social conversation). You should use YOUR strongest language to help you learn the new one, especially since Spanish and French are too similar and you could confuse grammatical differences.

I wouldn’t worry to much about studying the two simultaneously, because you have gained a level of Spanish that will keep you from confusing the two languages. I never recommend studying two languages where you don’t know either of them at all. I like to see a student take two years before starting a new one, and if you think you are almost fluent, you are probably beyond that level already.

French structures are VERY similar to those in Spanish, but there are some differences. So as you take off in French, you will easily understand things that someone who has never taken Spanish cannot understand. Now French pronunciation is COMPLETELY different from Spanish, and it’s vowels may have more than one sound like in English. So you will find some easy concepts, and some challenging ones.

It sounds like you are just the type of person to be successful in both languages. I congratulate you on your perseverence, which I feel is one of the most important traits to being able to learn a language well. Your time will pay off. Have fun!

http://learnfrenchfromhome.blogspot.com/

I’m a big fan of regional mexican music and well being hispanic is one of the reasons why. Anyways, I have always wanted to learn to play the accordion and have been saving money to buy one and learn how to play it. I’m 21 and I should of started when I was younger, but I still have the desire to learn to play the accordion. Does anyone know where I can learn to play it? What kind of accordion is the best for a beginner?

Don’t worry that your to old to learn an instrument! All you need is the desire to learn it!

The accordion used most for mexican music is a three row button box. Usually tuned GCF.

As far as what to buy, just stay away from the really low price China imports, they are more trouble than they are worth and are hard to learn on. You’d be better off buying a good brand older model used for a lot less than a new one.

I don’t know where you live, so I can’t suggest any teachers, but if you’d like to learn on your own, this company makes some good videos.

http://www.homespuntapes.com/shop/product.aspx?ID=1079

I want learn & speak English Urdu or Arabic to English pleas can you teach me?

السلام عليكم ورحمة الله وبركاته
me too want that learn & speak english
i’m egyptian

i can teach to english speaker how to read ,write and speak

i hope to connect with each other
to form a small conference

my e-mail : framawi@yahoo.com

I am moving to germany for 10 months. I know very little german Do you guys think 10 months is long enough to learn german fluently?

Yes. Definitely.

But it depends on what you do.

Most people will simply seek people from their own country, or people who speak their language. Those people do NOT become fluent. They choose the easy way, and get little reward for it.

Force yourself to live in German only situations, with Germans only, and yes, after 10 months, you WILL be fluent. Make German friends, put yourself in difficult situations, and you will achieve your goals.