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| 1e4e6 Octoglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 4289 days ago 1013 posts - 1588 votes  Speaks: English*, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Norwegian, Dutch, Swedish, Italian Studies: German, Danish, Russian, Catalan | Message 9 of 9 26 June 2013 at 5:52am | IP Logged |
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I have this strategy in mind, and do a similar thing, except I do not always think in
the language. I cannot remember the last time I read a newspaper or watched television in my native English, but I think this idea is good. I watch cricket a lot, but I watch on mute. I like travel programmes, so I watch Españoles por el Mundo. Anything of interest (TV, etc.) should be done in the foreignl anguage I suppose. In another thread I had the idea of this living in the foreign language, for example, my mobile phone is in Spanish settings, my computer is on Spain's keyboard setting, and computer settings in Spanish (including browsers). Even with background dialogue, if there are family members who speak in one's dwelling in the native language, the strategy is countered. The problem of course, is when one lives in one's native language country and must attend university or work. Assignments, projects, dissertations, research, and communication in native language due to this situation will probably be counterproductive to the strategy however. Also counterproductive is having to go to the store for alimentations and signs, etc. are in one's native language. Edited by 1e4e6 on 26 June 2013 at 5:58am 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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