Social and Personal Impacts of Learning.. (Cultural Experiences in Foreign Languages) Language Learning Forum

Social and Personal Impacts of Learning..
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Language Learning Forum : Cultural Experiences in Foreign Languages

Mooby Senior Member Scotland Joined 6105 days ago 707 posts - 1220 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Polish	Message 1 of 2 20 November 2010 at 11:13pm \| IP Logged
	Here's a couple of conversation starters - I'd be interested to hear what Forum members have to say about the way in which learning a language has: 1. Impacted you personally. For me > It's made me more self-disciplined. > Greatly helped me teach English to my students. > Helped my concentration in other things, both in length of time and intensity. And... 2. Impacted your social interaction with foreigners. For me > I'm not as conscious of my natural British reserve when I'm tutoring or socialising with my Polish friends. Somehow I can let my guard drop as it were, and be more 'me'. In other words I feel more liberated from the baggage of class-consciousness that is still quite strong in the UK. Do you behave one way with your compatriots and a slightly (or greatly) different way with your foreign associates? Can you 'hide' certain personality traits with them that otherwise your compatriots would spot instantly? Do you face certain prejudices with your fellow Americans / Germans / Dutch etc, that you lose when you're with non-native speakers? I don't try to artificially alter my personality, or feel radically moved. But I do sense something refreshingly different. 1 person has voted this message useful
Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5334 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian	Message 2 of 2 20 November 2010 at 11:52pm \| IP Logged
	I do not have anything particularly to say on your two questions, but I have a couple of comments on the last part you wrote. I change personality when I speak Spanish. I become gentler, more smiling, more flirting, and more self confident. I also change my tone of voice in different languages. In Norwegian it is very high pitched, like a little girl, in English neutral, and in Spanish fairly low, hoarse and more masculine. If I in addition find myself in Spain I become happier, and more open. Two students which I once brought with me to Spain, said I became a different person once I crossed the border. I do not know whether it is due to happy memories, or if it is the overdose of sun, but I also feel like I become more like the real me in Spanish. 1 person has voted this message useful

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