Comments on: Avoid Expensive Language Lessons And Learn Any Language Cheaply http://amateurassetallocator.com/2008/06/03/avoid-expensive-language-lessons-and-learn-any-language-cheaply/ Amateur Asset Allocator Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:55:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Lise http://amateurassetallocator.com/2008/06/03/avoid-expensive-language-lessons-and-learn-any-language-cheaply/comment-page-1/#comment-1450 Lise Fri, 06 Jun 2008 17:08:34 +0000 http://amateurassetallocator.com/?p=193#comment-1450 "As a certified white person," heh :) I really love your sense of humor. Also, languages! I did my undergraduate thesis on second-language acquisition, and I absolutely agree that classes are the worst way to learn a language. Immersion is, of course, the best. I haven't tried the Foreign Service Institute as a resource, but I will say that traveling in the country, conversation events (my library hosts a free French meet and greet every month), and watching TV/reading books in the language of choice are some awesome methods. Much of my French I learned from watching Highlander episodes in French, and much of my Japanese I learned from watching anime/trying to translate manga. “As a certified white person,” heh :) I really love your sense of humor.

Also, languages! I did my undergraduate thesis on second-language acquisition, and I absolutely agree that classes are the worst way to learn a language. Immersion is, of course, the best. I haven’t tried the Foreign Service Institute as a resource, but I will say that traveling in the country, conversation events (my library hosts a free French meet and greet every month), and watching TV/reading books in the language of choice are some awesome methods. Much of my French I learned from watching Highlander episodes in French, and much of my Japanese I learned from watching anime/trying to translate manga.

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