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| Enki Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5615 days ago 54 posts - 133 votes  Speaks: Arabic (Written), English*, French, Korean Studies: Japanese | Message 9 of 10 14 December 2013 at 8:31pm | IP Logged |
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I know what you mean, BobbyE. One of the biggest problems I had with listening is that
after a while I start tuning out the audio, and it becomes really hard to focus on the target language. Recently I've been listening to things with more intensity, asking myself questions about the material as I'm listening, breaking down the sentences into the basic parts and arguments, etc...that kind of intense focus does seem to "upgrade" your listening skills exactly as you've described. Don't know if there's any technical term for it, but I think it just has to do with concentration. Like how time seems to slow down when you focus deeply on the moment, when you process and absorb more information and details from your surroundings. Focusing on the audio might help you be more attentive to all of what's happening, not just the words. I wonder if some people are just naturally better at being attentive to foreign language audio, while others need to cultivate that focus. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Duke100782 Bilingual Diglot Senior Member Philippines https://talktagalog.Registered users can see my Skype Name Joined 4270 days ago 172 posts - 240 votes Speaks: English*, Tagalog* Studies: Spanish, Mandarin | Message 10 of 10 04 January 2014 at 6:29am | IP Logged |
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BobbyE, I'm assuming that the N and L switch does not happen with all accents here in Chongqing. Anyway,
I heard distinctly several times yesterday when 男朋友 was pronounced as lanpengyou. 那个 (neige) by the way is pronounced as leige in the local Chongqing dialect. I do have have a tricky time talking to people about other's accents, especially those with local accents, as I'm not sure if they will appreciate my (being a foreigner especially) pointing out their non-standard accents. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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