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| JasonChoi Diglot Senior Member Korea, South Joined 6171 days ago 274 posts - 298 votes  Speaks: English*, Korean Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese, Latin | Message 1 of 8 08 July 2007 at 1:10am | IP Logged | |||||
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Hi everyone,
I was wondering if there's some sort of consistent attitude that polyglots have that we can learn from. Has anyone noticed any consistent beliefs or attitudes that contributed towards their success? I saw Stuart Ray Jay's interview on youtube, and I like his attitude regarding how he learned Danish: He would create the environment in which he would learn it. He did not have any audio material, language books, dictionarys, etc, yet he took the initiative to figure out how he would learn them. He looked up names in the yellow pages, to find Scandinavian names and track down their addresses. From then on, he by using a map, he would get a general idea of where they lived and literally went to that area in hopes of somehow learning whatever he can. He mentioned that he first began learning it when he walked into a store that was owned by a native speaker! Then, he eventually was introduced to other people who taught him more about the language he was trying to learn. It amazes me to see that someone like him has such a great attitude towards languages. Perhaps others can share about some of the attitudes that polyglots have. -Jason Edited by JasonChoi on 08 July 2007 at 1:14am 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Cage Diglot aka a.ardaschira, Athena, Michael Thomas Senior Member United States Joined 6436 days ago 382 posts - 393 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Portuguese | Message 2 of 8 08 July 2007 at 9:36am | IP Logged | |||||
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Why did he not have any language learning materials?
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 jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6721 days ago 4250 posts - 5710 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map | Message 3 of 8 08 July 2007 at 1:20pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Probably there weren't any available where and when he grew up. Back in the old days people didn't even have internet... Edited by jeff_lindqvist on 08 July 2007 at 1:22pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Cage Diglot aka a.ardaschira, Athena, Michael Thomas Senior Member United States Joined 6436 days ago 382 posts - 393 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French, Portuguese | Message 4 of 8 08 July 2007 at 2:08pm | IP Logged | |||||
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I was not sure in what time frame he lived. Arrogance and inflated ego sometimes come with accomplishment. Edited by Cage on 08 July 2007 at 2:14pm 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Aritaurus Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6386 days ago 197 posts - 204 votes Speaks: Cantonese, English*, Japanese, Mandarin Studies: Spanish | Message 5 of 8 09 July 2007 at 12:07pm | IP Logged | |||||
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Personally, I think most polyglots are not afraid to speak out. Most of them have thick skin when it comes to embarassment after making errors. You can never improve unless you speak out and improve. The best way to learn is to learn from your mistakes - which is what most polyglots do. I agree with what Cage said earlier. You won't get anywhere unless you have that kind of attitude.
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| FSI Senior Member United States Joined 6171 days ago 550 posts - 590 votes Speaks: English* | Message 6 of 8 10 July 2007 at 2:58am | IP Logged | |||||
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Persistence is key.
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| JasonChoi Diglot Senior Member Korea, South Joined 6171 days ago 274 posts - 298 votes Speaks: English*, Korean Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese, Latin | Message 7 of 8 10 July 2007 at 6:26am | IP Logged | |||||
That sounds right. but what characteristics does a persistent person have? Just wondering.. 1 person has voted this message useful | ||||||
| Aritaurus Tetraglot Senior Member Canada Joined 6386 days ago 197 posts - 204 votes Speaks: Cantonese, English*, Japanese, Mandarin Studies: Spanish | Message 8 of 8 10 July 2007 at 11:36am | IP Logged | |||||
Back in the days when I spoke little to no Mandarin, I still tried speaking to native speakers and forcing them to speak Mandarin with me. Even if I knew the person spoke English, I was persistent in insisting them to speak Mandarin to me. No matter how someone puts you down, you have to keep going. That's one common trait I see in many language learners. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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