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| victor-osorio Diglot Groupie Venezuela Joined 5437 days ago 73 posts - 129 votes  Speaks: Spanish*, English Studies: Italian | Message 25 of 28 07 February 2010 at 1:19am | IP Logged |
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For me, the only hard time is to speak in my L2 because someone who doesn't speak my L2
wants to hear me. I feel like they will perceive my foreign accent but won't perceive all my achievements in grammar, words, etc. I don't care anyway. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Guido Super Polyglot Senior Member ArgentinaRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6533 days ago 286 posts - 582 votes Speaks: Spanish*, French, English, German, Italian, Portuguese, Norwegian, Catalan, Dutch, Swedish, Danish Studies: Russian, Indonesian, Romanian, Polish, Icelandic | Message 26 of 28 07 February 2010 at 4:15am | IP Logged |
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Everytime someone asks me to say something in X languages I say (in that language) the
following: "What do you want me to say? I could say many things" Possible reactions: 50%: "Oh! How beautiful does that language sounds". 50%: "Oh sure! And how can I be sure that that's the language I ask you for?". My answer: "Don't ask then!" Edited by Guido on 07 February 2010 at 4:15am 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| dlb Triglot Groupie Joined 5784 days ago 44 posts - 52 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, French Studies: Greek, Italian | Message 27 of 28 09 February 2010 at 2:27pm | IP Logged |
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I also am one of those language learners that is stronger in learning grammar and weaker in oral communication. I used to think if I just "learned" enough the speaking would come. After 15 years of studying language at home, in-country immersion courses and a MA in TESOL, I realize that there is no substitute for opening your mouth and speaking for improving your oral communication. It still can be nerve racking but it does get easier. For me the easiest way to get myself talking is an in-country immersion course. In country there is much more motivation to speak the language for real purposes. It's also a great way to get to know the culture, the locals as well as other language learners.
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| Frenchpro Triglot Newbie United States francetravelandfood. Joined 5407 days ago 29 posts - 38 votes Speaks: French*, English, Spanish Studies: Korean | Message 28 of 28 10 February 2010 at 6:46pm | IP Logged |
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I've heard of people being scared of speaking a foreign language, but it was always when they had no self confidence in their knowledge of the language. As for you, it seems that you are doing quite fine with the language part. What seems to be the problem is your "self-esteem". Beside seaking languages, personal improvement is my specialty, and my advice to you would be to work on your self-esteem and self- confidence.
I can promise you that once you've work this out, you will have no need of alcohol to be able to speak with people in those foreign languages. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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