Archive for February, 2009
Learning Norwegian And French…
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Hello Robbie
I hope all is well with you.
I am British-Caribbean who lives in London.
At the moment I am studying Norwegian. I have been learning it for about 3 years now but I feel that I should be fluent and I’m not. I’m not sure what the problem is. I think my main frustration is speaking. I’m not confident that I can be understood so I tend to panic and make mistakes I wouldn’t make if I were writing it.
My listening skills are patchy. Like others I find when I listen to native norwegians I can just barely understand them whereas in a classroon setting I am fine. I want to be able to find an easier way to become fluent because I feel the approach I am on right now is no longer effective.
On top of that (not sure if it is a wise choice) I have embarked on learning French. Mainly for work purposes and to cover all basis.
I would like to live and work in Norway and other than Norwegian, French is the next most popular foreign language spoken in Norway.
I think for me I need to find some sort of system to enable me to find the easiest route to fluency in Norwegian (because I love the country and its diverse people.) and to lesser extent French.
My ultimate goal is to be fluent in Norwegian and to get by in French. Will your ebook help me?
Take care
Jackie
My Response:
Hi Jackie,
Because you are interested in learning a language to a high level and you seem to be interested in learning more than one language, I would say that my ebook would definitely help you.
I can definitely understand your feeling about understanding Norwegian in the classroom setting but not understanding native speakers at all! This is because often the language that is taught in the classroom setting is slowed down or simplified for learners of the language. Many times the professor speaks in a slow manner or in a very clear manner without even realizing it only because they have been teaching the language to foreigners for so long!
In any case, there is an easy solution to this and that solution is to take language learning in to your own hands and to begin using real materials directed towards native speakers of the language. If you learn from these materials, your mind will begin to get used to hearing and reading the language at full speed and thus you will learn real, native Norwegian and not just the Norwegian that is reserved for the classroom space.
If you haven’t already picked up your own copy of the ebook, go do so now! I describe many language learning techniques and a method that will greatly increase your learning rate and will insure that you understand native speakers no matter what they say to you. You can pick up your own copy here: Learn That Language Now book — if you have any other questions, feel free to ask me here and I’ll do my best to try and answer them. Thanks!
-Robbie
I Want To Learn German, Mandarin, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish…
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Frankly speaking, I very love learning language, and I’m so confused what language I will learn, hehe, I’m not focused on one language.
I try to learn German, it was so nice, but again, I’m not focused. When I know Mandarin is interesting, I try to learn Mandarin, then Spanish, Swedish, even Turkish.
Please help me,
give me some tips or motivation, or whatever for helping me be focused,
thanks,
Mujiya
My Response:
Hi Mujiya,
First, I would recommend choosing one language and concentrating on it until you have gotten it to a fairly high level. Once you have gotten one language to a very high level, it is okay to start learning another language while “finishing off” the first language. However, it’s very important that you make sure you really are at an advanced level in the first language before starting the second to avoid confusion and also lack of progress in either of the languages.
This is actually a topic I cover in my book in more depth, so if you haven’t picked up a copy of your own yet, go get it now! It will increase your language learning greatly and is an investment that will give you a return many times higher than the payment.
I will say very quickly here though that if you are having trouble choosing which language to learn, you should sit down and think about which language is the most interesting to you. Think about the language you are most passionate about. This kind of passion and emotional energy attached to the language is the kind of energy you will need to keep you motivated even when the language learning gets tough after studying for a while.
I hope that helps you. Also, if you are serious about language learning, go pick up a copy of your book here at: Learn That Language Now book — thanks for the question and if you have any other questions, feel free to ask me here and I’ll do my best to answer you.
-Robbie
I Have Been Learning Hindi For 8 Years!
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I signed up for the language helping technique at “learn that language”. the language i m working on is hindi.. i can read and write it no problem but my main problem is writing correct sentences, past, present, future tenses and also knowing when to use masculine, feminine, or plural words because this all depends on the subject..
if you can tell me some memorization tips i would be extremely happy! i have been trying for 8 years and still i m not able to be fluent… please help!!!!
thanks!
pujana
My Response:
Hi Pujana,
Thanks for the e-mail!
Firstly, if you have been studying Hindi for 8 years and haven’t made much progress, then that means it is probably time to change your strategy in learning Hindi. It’s probably time to try a new method towards reaching fluency. You probably also need to renew your commitment to learning Hindi and take it as a serious matter if you want to get to an advanced level.
That being said, it is definitely possible for you to reach an advanced level if you work at it. To be honest, the easiest way to learn about language learning is to pick up a copy of my ebook. In the book, I cover everything in detail and give you concrete steps to take to go from knowing nothing in the language to being able to speak it fluently. If you haven’t picked up your own copy of the ebook, go get it now!
I will however give you one tip now. If you are having trouble with writing sentences and differentiating between present, past, future, masculine, feminine forms, then I would highly recommend getting a native speaker to help you out. You can turn this into a fun activity. If you don’t have the chat program “Skype”, you can go download it now by going to www.skype.com — once you have downloaded it, you can use it to find native speakers of Hindi who are online and waiting to talk to people like you. Once you have searched and found a Hindi speaker to speak to, tell them that you are trying to learn their beautiful language and ask them to correct your past, present, future, masculine, feminine forms as you are chatting together.
So, not only will you have a fun, interesting conversation with a native speaker that will improve your language abilities but they will also correct your Hindi (improving your language abilities even more) and after the conversation is over, you can go back and look over your transcript to see all your errors and then practice those sentences repeatedly until you have learned them perfectly!
Not a bad strategy, eh? In any case, I have many, many other techniques and methods in my book that will help you out greatly so if you haven’t already gotten your own copy, go and get it now at: Learn That Language Now book — let me know if you have any other questions and I’ll try my best to answer them here! Thanks again.
-Robbie
Learning Italian By The End Of The Year!
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Rob,
I need to learn italian by the end of the year. I will be moving to Rome to work and live for 2 years. I basically need to be fluent by the time I go and also be able to write well enough. I heard about Rosetta Stone, but I don’t believe they teach you how to write or to use every day language. Since I’m an accountant, I will be in a business setting speaking with clients. The only word I know is as of right now is “Ciao”. I need you help Now!. Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks,
Dominic
My response:
Hi Dominic,
If your goal is to learn Italian by the end of the year, it is definitely possible to achieve this goal, but you must remember that you need to make a serious commitment! I don’t think this will be too hard to do since you already know for a fact that you will be living and working there for two years.
If you haven’t picked up a copy of my language learning book, you really need to do so to learn my system. Because you don’t have much time to achieve this goal and because you are a beginner, you need to be careful with your language learning and make sure you don’t waste any time, energy or money. My book will make sure that you are learning as quickly as possible and will also insure that you reach your goal if you follow the principles written in it.
I’ll say here though that it is possible for most people to achieve working *fluency* in a language like Italian by the end of this year if they commit to their goal and follow a logical approach to learning the language. My book covers both of these topics in depth but if you have any other questions, feel free to e-mail me here and I’ll do my best to answer them!
The link to picking up your own copy of the ebook is here: Learn That Language Now book — thanks for the question!
-Robbie
