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I've been learning French in school ever since I was 13, but now after 4 years, I still don't feel like I know enough. I don't know if it is because I'm lazy and a slow learner (which I don't think I am, since I love learning languages and it is basically everything that I study) or is it because the education sucks.
Maybe I'm just restless because I am used to be pretty good at languages. But then again, Arabic is my first language and I've been learning English since I was in Kindergarten. I've been reading and writing in both languages for years now. So it is frustrating for me that I am not that good in another languages as I am in Arabic and English.
Regardless, I have been slowly trying to study more than what is required for me at school. I'm fairly good at grammar but my vocabulary isn't impressive. And naturally, since I have been learning French only from school, my pronunciations is awful. (It is getting better now, but you don't want to know how I pronounced French words when I was 14 *shudders*.)
I guess my tongue is just used to talking in three accents and that's it. (I keep switching between American and British English, but lately I have just been using BE. Mostly because I'm most comfortable with it.) But I'm slowly getting used to the accent. I've been using Duolingo mainly for that, so there is some sort of improvement at least.
So anyway, aside from Duolingo, I have been pushing myself to study French more. It would certainly help me in school, but I also would love to be as good in French as I am in English, or at least close.
Other than that, I'm not sure what to do more to help me. Do you have any tips for learning new languages? Any books I should be reading?
Maybe I'm just restless because I am used to be pretty good at languages. But then again, Arabic is my first language and I've been learning English since I was in Kindergarten. I've been reading and writing in both languages for years now. So it is frustrating for me that I am not that good in another languages as I am in Arabic and English.
Regardless, I have been slowly trying to study more than what is required for me at school. I'm fairly good at grammar but my vocabulary isn't impressive. And naturally, since I have been learning French only from school, my pronunciations is awful. (It is getting better now, but you don't want to know how I pronounced French words when I was 14 *shudders*.)
I guess my tongue is just used to talking in three accents and that's it. (I keep switching between American and British English, but lately I have just been using BE. Mostly because I'm most comfortable with it.) But I'm slowly getting used to the accent. I've been using Duolingo mainly for that, so there is some sort of improvement at least.
So anyway, aside from Duolingo, I have been pushing myself to study French more. It would certainly help me in school, but I also would love to be as good in French as I am in English, or at least close.
Other than that, I'm not sure what to do more to help me. Do you have any tips for learning new languages? Any books I should be reading?
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Date: 3/5/15 08:07 am (UTC)(no subject)
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