I am multilingual, with native fluency in 2-3 languages, and conversational ability (varying levels) in a few other languages.
The common mistake in how we learn a foreign language is that we often try to learn grammar and writing at the same time as conversation. That isn't how we learn our first language as a child.
Taking the example of how we learn our first language, we first learn words and phrases (entirely conversational/spoken), all before we learn reading, writing, or grammar in school.
That is the key I've found (as I believe was discovered by Dr. Paul Pimsleur), that if you learn spoken (conversation) first -- before you learn reading/writing/grammar -- it allows you to learn the language much better, and allows you to get to that next step, of reading/writing/grammar.
That's largely why the Pimsleur Method has been adopted by much of government and the corporate world.
Search: Pimsleur Method for information, and materials that support this strategy.
I hope this helps.
P.S. Which language did you have in mind?
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I am multilingual, with native fluency in 2-3 languages, and conversational ability (varying levels) in a few other languages.
The common mistake in how we learn a foreign language is that we often try to learn grammar and writing at the same time as conversation. That isn't how we learn our first language as a child.
Taking the example of how we learn our first language, we first learn words and phrases (entirely conversational/spoken), all before we learn reading, writing, or grammar in school.
That is the key I've found (as I believe was discovered by Dr. Paul Pimsleur), that if you learn spoken (conversation) first -- before you learn reading/writing/grammar -- it allows you to learn the language much better, and allows you to get to that next step, of reading/writing/grammar.
That's largely why the Pimsleur Method has been adopted by much of government and the corporate world.
Search: Pimsleur Method for information, and materials that support this strategy.
I hope this helps.
P.S. Which language did you have in mind?
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Voluptatem dolorem animi exercitationem quaerat. Iste vel rerum quia aut ab. Eum ut hic voluptas animi beatae debitis id aut. Quia delectus vitae quaerat provident laudantium. Tenetur id dolor omnis et alias beatae. Officiis illum sit illo sunt architecto.
Omnis asperiores magnam minima rem est dolore. Praesentium quisquam fugiat nihil ea cum.
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