Saturday, 21 September 2013

The best way of learning a language

Everybody wants to know what the best way of learning a language is- and everybody has their own way of trying to study. Some ways, however, get much better results than others. Listen to what a group of advanced foreign language learners and their teachers suggested when somebody asked them.


Write down the things they mention.
It's important to try to ......................
It's best to try to .............................
Don't worry too much about ..............
Make sure ...............................
It's better to try to .................... than it is to .................
The speakers are : Cissy (Taiwanese), Russell (Canadian), Sachiko (Japanese), Miguel (Portuguese), Steve (English), Gao (Chinese), Eduardo (Mexican), Eun-Sil (Korean)

From: Innovations Intermediate. ed. Heinle

Later language learning

Young children seem to be able to learn languages with a lot less difficulty than adults. But why is this? In this programme they take a short and simple look at a very complex topic and hear a number of expert opinions. they also cover some useful vocabulary for talking about this topic.