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From: oser@hep.uchicago.edu (Scott Oser)
Subject: Acquiring a language as an adult
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Here's a topic that might be of general interest:

What are the best methods for learning to speak a
foreign language as an adult?  (Assume for a second
that total immersion in that language's environment
is not an option.)  How useful are such things as:

1) translating texts from that language into your native one
2) translating texts into the foreign language
3) memorizing large lists of vocab words
4) trying to keep a journal in the foreign tongue
5) listening to tapes of native speakers

What works?  What doesn't?  What are extra factors to
consider when you're learning a language through
self-study?

-Scott O.

