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[EnglishLanguage 3508] Re: oral vs reading traditions
Andrea Wilder
andreawilder at comcast.netMon Jan 19 16:19:29 EST 2009
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Steve--Have you used Rosetta Stone?
Andrea
On Jan 19, 2009, at 12:32 PM, Steve Kaufmann wrote:
> You can buy a starter course for a language, or borrow one at the
> library. Teach Yourself, Colloquial, Assimil, Pimsleur, these are
> just a few. To go further in a language, there is an abundance of
> content on the web, podcasts, radio stations and the like. At first
> you have to listen repeatedly to a limit range of content, but in
> time, as you understand better, you do not listen as often and
> instead cover more and more interesting content. I do not worry
> about how to pronounce things until I have been listening for at
> least 6 months or more.
>
> For my Russian I have enjoyed audio books, and right now especially
> enjoy a wonderful source of radio interviews complete with
> transcripts. both of which are available for free download daily.
>
> Much of this kind of content is available in our language libraries
> at LingQ, and anything that is not free of copyright can be still
> imported into t he system for pesonal use, but cannot be shared.
>
> The Internet and the MP3 player have exploded the opportunities for
> finding sound content and carrying it with you. Language labs have
> been made obsolete.
>
> Steve Kaufmann
> www.lingq.com
>
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 6:55 AM, Andrea Wilder
> <andreawilder at comcast.net> wrote:
> Steve--"Listening to recordings," what ones are you listening to?
> Programs? Radio?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Andrea :)
>
> On Jan 18, 2009, at 7:06 PM, Steve Kaufmann wrote:
>
>> Tom,
>>
>> Do you recommend different writing systems for each regional
>> accent? In French this would mean a Quebecois writing system,a
>> Parisian writing system, a Toulouse writing system, or in English
>> a Texas writing system, a London writing system, a Boston writing
>> system, a Yorkshire writing system and all the shades of
>> difference in between.
>>
>> Listening to recordings is more useful. I have studied 12
>> languages and only rely on the sound. I never use any phonetic
>> script. I do not trust them. I trust what I hear, and then I
>> connect that to the script that I see.
>>
>> I admire your enthusiasm but I do not understand the usefulness
>> of truespel.
>>
>> Steve Kaufmann
>> www.lingq.com
>>
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