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hertz · 12-30-2001, 07:42 PM

Hi guys,

At the ripe old age of 27 I've decided to learn a new language. Knowing that it would have been much easier while I was young, I'm hoping that my brain is still plastic enough to cope. With that in mind, I'm seeking some advice about the best way to go about it.

I thought that a sensible approach would be to first learn how to learn a new language. Any new language. Is there some sort of mental limbering up that I can do to make it easier? I imagine that there are a lot of practices related to speaking english that I will need to "forget".

Or is it easier to pick a language and jump right in?

If anyone has any tips or links that they could share, I would really appreciate it.

Thanks

12-30-2001, 07:42 PM	#1
hertz Dry Nurse Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: melbourne Posts: 23	learning a new language Hi guys, At the ripe old age of 27 I've decided to learn a new language. Knowing that it would have been much easier while I was young, I'm hoping that my brain is still plastic enough to cope. With that in mind, I'm seeking some advice about the best way to go about it. I thought that a sensible approach would be to first learn how to learn a new language. Any new language. Is there some sort of mental limbering up that I can do to make it easier? I imagine that there are a lot of practices related to speaking english that I will need to "forget". Or is it easier to pick a language and jump right in? If anyone has any tips or links that they could share, I would really appreciate it. Thanks __________________ In about as much trouble as a pidgeon with a broken wing hitching a ride with a hungry, amphetamine laden fox.