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Why bother learning a new language? After all, people all over the world are clamoring to learn English, which I already speak. Polish is the native language in only one place in the whole world. And my first experience speaking with native Polish speakers in an everyday environment was indeed frustrating. Coming home from the experience [...] My quest to learn Polish is based on the approach of Benny the Irish Polyglot of Fluent in 3 Months. One of the keys to his approach is that you speak the language from day one. For the last few weeks, in addition to learning vocabulary words, listening to a Polish radio station, and watching Polish [...] My current quest is intriguing to me. (Or I suppose I wouldn’t bother with it.) It is designed to open me up to a new culture and new people. To get me traveling and exploring in a new way. But the first several steps of the adventure are right here at home–at my desk, listening to [...] Learning a new language opens many doors, for many reasons.
Not only does it give insight into the culture that speaks that language, but it gives me insight into my own culture and language. I’ll ask the instructor question along the lines of…why do you say it that way, or use that specific terminology. The [...] |
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