Question:

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 

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