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| JasonUK Triglot Newbie United Kingdom learnalanguagein1yea Joined 5191 days ago 29 posts - 38 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin, French Studies: Thai, Spanish | Message 1 of 5 03 October 2011 at 3:33pm | IP Logged |
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I have come across a new method for learning a language which I found noticeably increased my ability in the
language only after a week of doing it. Basically what i do is find a comic strip story board then cross out all of the words, what ever language it is in and then in the language you are learning try to describe what is happening, add as much detail as possible, but you must say it out loud. I guess this has something of the shadowing technique in as well. I think this method is only good if your level is at least an upper intermediate level already. I also found I could understand the language more clearly after. I'm not sure how that can be but it works with me. Edited by JasonUK on 04 October 2011 at 1:09pm 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| pfn123 Senior Member Australia Joined 5018 days ago 171 posts - 291 votes  Speaks: English* | Message 2 of 5 04 October 2011 at 12:35pm | IP Logged |
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I don't think this would be such a good method for learning a language, as the pictures don't teach you anything.
But I think it's a great idea for practising the language you have already learnt, from, say, a textbook or whatever. Good idea JasonUK. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| William Camden Hexaglot Senior Member United Kingdom Joined 6207 days ago 1936 posts - 2333 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, French | Message 3 of 5 28 October 2011 at 6:12pm | IP Logged |
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Interesting method. I like comics/graphic novels more generally as a source of vocabulary and of colloquial language. If the story and characters are absorbing, this makes learning so much easier.
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| jed Newbie United States Joined 4751 days ago 12 posts - 33 votes Speaks: English* | Message 4 of 5 28 October 2011 at 8:18pm | IP Logged |
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I am currently doing something similar for Turkish to try to develop fluency. I got a couple of Martin Mystere comics (available at Tulumba.com)and read them through, making flashcards for any new phrases/idioms/vocab/structures (not separately - all together in one packet), as well as for stuctures that I don't use very naturally yet. When I use the flashcards, I keep them in chronological order and try to recall the exact panel an item was used in, reproducing the language - verbatim if possible. Then I go back and choose 3-4 pages in the comic book and paraphrase the storyline and dialogue, without looking at the text in the book.
It was a bit overwhelming at first, but as long as I don't try to do too much at once, it gets easier pretty quickly. I don't think the technique would be very efficient for any language unless you are at a solid intermediate level at the least. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Alaminos Newbie SpainRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4699 days ago 1 posts - 1 votes Speaks: Spanish* | Message 5 of 5 12 November 2011 at 7:58pm | IP Logged |
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It is a good practice. And it is a very good practice if you are planning to sit a
language exam for an official certificate, because usually in the oral part of the exam you are provided a picture (be it a comic strip or not), and then you have to comment on it. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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