Question:

Dear Robbie,

I’m a college student from Taiwan.(Asia)

Recently, our profesor asked us to find some information about the conection between “Pop culture and language learning”. Therefore, I found your website. I admire your work very much. I’m wondering that if it is possible you can let me know more imformation about author’s name, published year (or finished year) and if you have already publish a book, I need the book’s name . If you can help me, I’ll appreciate you very much! Thank you!

-Helen Yu

 

My Response:

Hi Helen,

Thanks for contacting me and thanks for the kind words. 

My name is Robertson B. Kunz (but I often go by “Robbie”) and my language learning guide is currently only available through my website. My book’s title is “Learn That Language Now” and you can find out more information about my guide by visiting the Learn That Language Now website. If you are interested in learning a foreign language, I definitely recommend it since it is a comprehensive guide that will teach you the quickest, easiest way to learning any foreign language.

Your professor’s question, however, is an interesting one. I think there is a great link between pop culture and language learning. In terms of language learning itself, pop culture can be a great way to learn a new language. Because pop culture naturally holds your interest, you can easily spend sustained amounts of time listening/reading/receiving the foreign language you want to learn and in that way, you will pick up a lot of the language without actually “studying”.

In terms of simply pop culture’s effect on an individual’s choice in which language to choose, I’d say that many people often end up studying a language simply because they are admirers of some part of that country or culture’s pop culture.

For example, I study Japanese and I noticed that many other students who study Japanese have an interest in Japanese anime (animation) or Japanese manga (comic books).

While many people study a language for other reasons, as well, pop culture is definitely a force in determining people’s language choices and can also be a great tool to make progress in learning a new foreign language. 

If you have any other questions, just let me know! Thanks.

-Robbie

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