How to learn foreign language quickly and effectively
In the present era of globalization, for many people, the world is a village. Such people frequently travel in different places of the world. They speak many languages, if not fluently, but definitely effectively.How can they speak so many languages?
The linguists opine that to learn to converse in foreign languages, a person requires determination and confidence. Once a decision is taken to learn a particular language, the concerned person first prepare a list of 100-150 sentences in his/her mother language and then learn the translation of these sentences by heart. At the same time, the new learner must start learning the alphabets of the new language.
Thereafter, the new learner must start conversing in the language he/she is trying to learn with the native speaker. The learner should never be afraid of making mistakes, rather should politely request the native speaker to correct the mistakes.
The available resources, viz. books, recorded videos, online courses, children's literature, television programmes, etc. in the new language must be fully utilized by the learner.
In most of the cases, it has been found that if the learner is confident and determined, he/she can be an effective (if not fluent) speaker and is able to communicate with others in a new language in a year or so.
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