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| polyglHot Pentaglot Senior Member Norway Joined 4855 days ago 173 posts - 229 votes  Speaks: Norwegian*, English, German, Spanish, Indonesian Studies: Russian | Message 17 of 28 05 February 2011 at 6:15pm | IP Logged | ||
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1. How many languages do you know? Norwegian, English, German, Spanish, Indonesian,
Russian 2. Where (what country) did you study? Norway, Spain, Mexico, Indonesia, Russia 3. How much time is spent studying each language? 3 months - 1 year 4. At what level do you know foreign language? (starter, elementary, intermediate, pre- intermediate ect.) 2 fluent, 3 intermediate, Russian still beginner... 5. What methods did you use to learn languages? Immersion, coursebooks, dictionaries, TV, internet, travel, language schools. 6. How old are you? 27 7. Where are you using your languages? Nothing special. I just like it. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| KTU Newbie Russian Federation Joined 4836 days ago 11 posts - 9 votes Speaks: Russian* Studies: English, German, Latin | Message 18 of 28 05 February 2011 at 7:06pm | IP Logged | ||
Thank you! Your answer very useful for me!:)
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| dragonfly Triglot Senior Member Russian Federation Joined 6268 days ago 204 posts - 233 votes Speaks: Russian*, EnglishC2, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, Mandarin | Message 19 of 28 05 February 2011 at 8:35pm | IP Logged | ||
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Kate! There is a Russian linguist called Дина Никуличева. She studied the way poliglots learn their languages and the methods they used. You can look for her books. I once listened to her report at a conferece, but everything I remember is that, judging by her reserch, every polyglots develops their own method that works for THEM. I think, there are lots of proves to this on the forum. All you have to do is to like learning languages and to want to do it.
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| Iwwersetzerin Bilingual Heptaglot Senior Member Luxembourg Joined 5458 days ago 259 posts - 513 votes Speaks: French*, Luxembourgish*, GermanC2, EnglishC2, SpanishC2, DutchC1, ItalianC1 Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin | Message 20 of 28 06 February 2011 at 1:49pm | IP Logged | ||
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1. How many languages do you know?
6 on an advanced level 2. Where (what country) did you study? Luxembourg, Canada, UK, Switzerland, Spain 3. How much time is spent studying each language? That's impossible to say, I don't track the time I spend learning languages 4. At what level do you know foreign language? (starter, elementary, intermediate, pre-intermediate ect.) Fluent (professional level): Luxembourgish, French, German, English, Spanish - Intermediate to advanced: Italian - Elementary to intermediate: Dutch, Russian - Beginner: Portuguese, Indonesian, Esperanto 5. What methods did you use to learn languages? Depends on the language: some were compulsory or optional subject in primary or secondary school, I studied translation at University, did a 3-month English immersion in Canada where I lived with an English-speaking family and attended high school, I was an exchange student in Spain for one semester and attended summer courses in language and literature in the UK and Spain. For Russian, I attended evening courses for some time. For Italian and Dutch, it's entirely by self-study working through textbooks, reading and watching TV in the language, studying grammar book and practicing in the country when I get the chance. 6. How old are you? 30 7. Where are you using your languages? (work, books, Internet, communication etc.) I work as a freelance translator and use Luxembourgish, German, French, English and Spanish almost daily in my work (not only translating, but also communicating with clients). I am a bookworm and read a lot in all my languages. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |||
| KTU Newbie Russian Federation Joined 4836 days ago 11 posts - 9 votes Speaks: Russian* Studies: English, German, Latin | Message 21 of 28 06 February 2011 at 3:57pm | IP Logged | ||
Thank you for your answer!It is very useful for me!:)
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| yawn Bilingual Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5215 days ago 141 posts - 209 votes Speaks: English*, Mandarin*, FrenchC2, SpanishC2 Studies: GermanB1 | Message 22 of 28 08 February 2011 at 7:33am | IP Logged | ||
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I'm a bit of an anomaly here due to my age, but here goes!
1. How many languages do you know? Five - English, Mandarin, French, Spanish, German 2. Where (what country) did you study? Canada (for French), Singapore (for English and Mandarin Chinese, plus some French and Spanish), U.S.A. (English, Spanish, some German). If you count immersion experiences, I also visited France on an immersion trip for 2 weeks, and Germany for an intensive course for 3 weeks. 3. How much time is spent studying each language? English and Mandarin - since birth (16 years). I was born in Canada to Chinese parents, so I grew up bilingual. I also attended a local elementary school in Singapore in 1st and 2nd grades, where both English and Mandarin were taught in school. French - since 2002 (8 years). I attended a public elementary school in Montreal, Canada, where every subject was taught in French (including things like math and P.E.), so I became fluent pretty quickly. I've continued to brush up my skills ever since. Spanish - since 2005 (5 years). This started when I began taking Spanish classes as electives at school in 7th grade, and gradually evolved into a self-study ordeal where I watch movies and practice with native speakers each time I get the chance to. German - since 2008 (3 years, but more like 2 because this was sort of an on-and-off thing at first). I started taking private German lessons when I was 13, and have been studying the language seriously ever since I participated in an intensive language program this past summer. 4. At what level do you know foreign language? (starter, elementary, intermediate, pre-intermediate ect.) English and Mandarin - Native French - Native Fluency Spanish - Advanced Fluency German - Basic Fluency 5. What methods did you use to learn languages? English - Most of my schooling was conducted in English, and I currently live in the U.S. Mandarin - My parents are Chinese, and from an early age my mother taught me to read and write the language. She still nags at me to practice reading and writing a lot. :P I also obtained the HSK Advanced certificate in 2009, if that helps any. French - Immersion for one year; self-study; some private lessons; practice with native speakers. Obtained the DALF C2 in 2008. Spanish - Electives in school; self-study; practice with native speakers. Obtained the DELE B2 (Intermedio) in 2009. German - Self-study; private lessons; immersion (for one summer); practice with native speakers. Obtained the Zertifikat Deutsch B1 earlier this year. 6. How old are you? 16. 7. Where are you using your languages? (work, books, internet, communication ect.) Family, school, friends, native speakers in target languages, watching movies, reading books Edited by yawn on 08 February 2011 at 7:38am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Solfrid Cristin Heptaglot Winner TAC 2011 & 2012 Senior Member Norway Joined 5123 days ago 4143 posts - 8864 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, Spanish, Swedish, French, English, German, Italian Studies: Russian | Message 23 of 28 08 February 2011 at 12:13pm | IP Logged | ||
No, don't worry about being an anomaly, I also spoke 5 languages (Norwegian, Spanish, English, French and German)at the age of 16 (that is if I do not count Swedish and Danish in which case it would be 7) and there are more teenage polyglots here as well :-). 1 person has voted this message useful |
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