Foreign languages
There are literally thousands of languages spoken in the
world. In the United States, the most commonly spoken
language is English: 82% of the population speaks
English as their native language, and it is the common
denominator for everyday life. The second largest
language in the United States is Spanish; approximately
12% of people in the United States speak Spanish as
either their first or second language.
Why should you learn a foreign language?
Those who can speak one or more foreign languages as
well as their native language have many advantages. From
a business perspective, it can be quite beneficial to
know foreign languages in order to connect and network
with people from all over the globe. From a cultural
perspective, learning a foreign language gives you a
chance to experience an entirely different culture in a
very intimate way. A cultural is deeply integrated with
its language, so to truly experience it you have to
speak the foreign language. Speaking a foreign language
can be a highly enriching experience. Learning a foreign
language can also be a lot of fun, and give the student
a great feeling of accomplishment. Of course, it is true
that you can get by in most places in the world by
speaking English. Indeed, while only 370 million people
speak English as their native language, approximately
1.5 billion people all over the globe speak English as a
second language. And because these English speakers are
focused in business and tourism industries, you can
usually get by. But in an increasingly globalized world,
just getting by is no longer enough.
How do you learn a foreign language?
The best way to learn a foreign language is to start
young – the younger the better. Indeed, the ultimate
goal of learning a foreign language is to be able to
speak, not as if you were speaking a second language,
but as a native speaker, and this can only really happen
if you learn the language from a very young age. Of
course, for many people this is no longer an option.
Aside from the obvious step of taking formal classes,
either in person or online, you can try immersing
yourself in the foreign language. There is a huge
variety of foreign language audio CDs available. Or find
reading material in the language you are trying to
learn. Of course, this will be easier if the foreign
language is related to a langue you already know. For
example, if you speak English you will recognize a lot
of the words used in a French newspaper. If you pick up
a newspaper written in Arabic, however, you would likely
not even know where to begin. No matter how you are
attempting to learn a foreign language, the key is
practice, practice and practice. Try to use the foreign
language as much as possible, speak it, listen to it,
and write it whenever you can. It is especially
important to communicate with native speakers. Foreign
languages are living, breathing skills that need to be
used to thrive, so get out there and start talking
maintenant!
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Review Our Directory for Teaching Foreign Language Storytelling
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Our Best Web Links For Teaching Foreign Language Storytelling
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1. » SCOLT Publications
... Four Decades of Foreign Language Education: Are We Still at Cheese Station N? Teaching French with ... ... The ABCĂ„Ă´s of Total Physical Response Storytelling Understanding Hispanic Culture Through ...
http://scolt.net/?page_id=10 |
2. Mallette pédagogique pour les assistants d'anglais à l'é...
... Storybooks and storytelling techniques ... principles of English teaching in primary schools ... specificity of the language. The official ... theory and scope of foreign language teaching ...
http://www.ciep.fr/malletgb/introgb.htm |
3. Staff Directory
... three years. Michele loves storytelling, reading, scuba diving and ... Hastings has been teaching secondary language arts and archetypal ... High School Social Studies/Foreign Languages (smurph@indy.net ...
http://www.harmonyschool.org/www/staff.html |
4. Aquinas College :: Education
... for selecting books; storytelling and development of ... teachers working with English language learners. Links between ... with an interest in teaching English as a foreign language or ...
http://www.aquinas.edu/education/courses.html |
5. Education Update - Children's Corner
... think about teaching your child foreign languages before they started school? Language Littles ... ... home terrarium with gravel, soil and plants. Storytelling with Joe Cross Saturday, April 22 3 & 4pm ...
http://www.educationupdat ...ildrens/index_05.html |
6. TESOL France
... Perluss suggests how foreign language teaching ... Genre Models for the Teaching of Academic Writing ... Appropriate Language Methodolgies, David ... Shelagh Rixon Storytelling and Storybooks: A ...
http://www.tesol-france.org/New/journal.html |
7. AI in the news
... Ethical/Social Expert Systems FAQs Games & Puzzles History Interfaces Machine Learning Natural Language Philosophy Reasoning Reference Shelf Representation Resources Robots Science Fiction Speech ...
http://www.aaai.org/AITopics/html/current.html |
8. UC Berkeley Journalism - Events - Main
... and former Teaching Fellow at the ... and the American Language," discussing his ... and the U.S.'s foreign policy. Although both ... and digital storytelling. May 11, 2006 ...
http://journalism.berkeley.edu/events/ |
9. EDSITEment - Lesson Plans
... Achebe's Things Fall Apart: Teaching Through the Novel This ... Internet excursions to foreign language web sites. Lessons of ... of one genre of storytelling: morality tales. The ...
http://edsitement.neh.gov ...son.asp?subjectArea=2 |
10. The Vermont Foreign Language Association
... National Standards in Foreign Language Education ... Fluency through TPR Storytelling - Achieving Real ... Command Performance Language Institute. In 15 ... objectives, and teaching resources. Critical ...
http://www.vfla.org/library.htm |
11. http://www.davidheathfield.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/Teacher Development.htm
... spontaneous group storytelling. Explore the use ... and situational language. Nothing need be ... to participantsĂ teaching contexts ... English, TESOL/TEFL, foreign language teaching ...
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12. Badger Bookstore :: Foreign Languages
... Mythology African Storytelling Ancient Egyptian ... Culture Russian Language Structure Serbo ... Spanish Phonetics Teaching Spanish Home Top ... Our Price: $39.95 Sell Foreign Languages books! All ...
http://www.badgerbookstor ...oreign_Languages.html |
13. Teacher Links
... Valerie (1997) "Total Physical Response Storytelling: A Communicative Approach to Language ... ... language & Not Language Specific The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages The ...
http://www.webtj.net/teachers.htm |
14. Confessions of an Aca/Fan: The Official Weblog of Henry Jenkins: media liter...
... think would be an outstanding tool for teaching storytelling techniques in any medium. Madden took a ... ... book, Understanding Comics, which gave us a language for thinking about sequential art, through ...
http://www.henryjenkins.org/media_literacy/ |
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