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josiah
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Studies: Spanish

Message 17 of 19

24 August 2010 at 8:42pm | IP Logged

Is it good to listen to music in Spanish? I have been listening to the Spanish radio station and cd's and using pandora radio to listen to Spanish as well. I've changed my ipod, phone, and facebook to Spanish as well
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Cainntear
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Message 18 of 19

24 August 2010 at 9:02pm | IP Logged

josiah wrote:

It doesn't hurt unless as long as you don't use it as a way to pretend to yourself you're studying when you're not.

Don't count it as study time and it's good.
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egill
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Message 19 of 19

24 August 2010 at 10:11pm | IP Logged

Desacrator48 wrote:

Cainntear wrote:

Watching foreign TV while eating is really
difficult because the sound of food in your mouth stops you hearing properly. It's not
such a big deal in your native language as your brain knows how to fill in the gaps
based on long experience in the language, but without that knowledge, you'll be
lost.

Haha, this is true for me too! And I thought I might be the only one. It's tough when
you are eating something crunchy like cereal and you just hear *crunch, crunch, crunch*
in your head and can't really make out what is being said in your foreign language.

Also, even if it's something soft, if you constantly have to bend your head down to the
plate or look where you put your fork, you will be distracted enough at times.

The crunchy noises and the distractions of eating a tasty meal won't affect you when
watching a TV in your own language, like the previous poster said, because your brain
automatically fills in the missing gaps and you never pay
attention...to...every...word...that...is...said...because..
.that...is...not...effective...human...listening....comprehe nsion

The problem is compounded greatly when using headphones. When I try to listen to
language materials whilst eating, especially ones involving production, I end up having
to chew at the pauses in between sentences or prompts for reply. A simple sandwich can
take a lifetime to eat. I sometimes question the efficiency of this.

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