Posts Tagged ‘practice’
May
May
Set the tone
An interesting phenomenon that has often frustrated me as a language learner, and I’m certain is also frustrating to many of you, is how hard it often can be to get people to speak with you in the language you’re learning.
Unskilled conversation isn’t very fun
Let’s say, for example, that you’re learning Spanish. You’ve…
May
May
How to make friends in a new language
For the last three days, the Chicago Turkish Festival has been happening in the plaza downtown. Turkish people from all around the Chicago area come to celebrate their culture. There are information booths with travel information about Turkey, and tourism details from Turkish Airlines. Oh, and plenty of great food, too.
I saw this as…
Jan
Jan
Typing in Greek
As I mentioned in my last post, I’m not yet spending any actual time studying… the Greek language. I plan to begin studying intensely when February begins, but for now the most important step is comfortably reading and writing in the native Greek alphabet. Once I begin focused study, I don’t want my progress to