Apr-14-2010, 05:03 PM (UTC)
In "chronological" learning order:
Finnish - my native language
German - my first foreign language. I love how it sounds but I'm not a good speaker. Unfortunately my teachers were much more interested in getting 100% correct grammar out of everyone and a lot of our reading material dealt with really obscure stuff, so even though this is the language I studied for longest in school (10 years!) I have no practical skills what so ever. I can understand it somewhat, but couldn't really have a proper conversation about anything.
English - my second language at school but I have to say I only really started to get enthusiastic about learning it when I got access to the Internet (and later found the courage to start reading books in English). I write better than I speak, because my pronunciation is terrible.
Swedish - the second official language in Finland. I loved learning svenska in school but I'm afraid my skills are very very rusty. It's a fun language!
Spanish - I took some short courses in school, so I know the basics. I love the way it sounds but I sort of got frustrated with the more advanced grammar because at the time I had so many demanding subjects in school so I dropped it.
Welsh - it is an ongoing hobby project of mine to try to learn this language (I've chosen the Northern dialect). I don't even know why I find it so fascinating... maybe because it's so unlike any previous language I've learned. (A big part of my interest stems from my love for all things Welsh, so the language is naturally a part of the package.) I've been stuck with the basics for YEARS, but have made significant process since discovering Say Something In Welsh (and learned lots of really interesting things about learning languages and different approaches to the process) .
Finnish - my native language
German - my first foreign language. I love how it sounds but I'm not a good speaker. Unfortunately my teachers were much more interested in getting 100% correct grammar out of everyone and a lot of our reading material dealt with really obscure stuff, so even though this is the language I studied for longest in school (10 years!) I have no practical skills what so ever. I can understand it somewhat, but couldn't really have a proper conversation about anything.
English - my second language at school but I have to say I only really started to get enthusiastic about learning it when I got access to the Internet (and later found the courage to start reading books in English). I write better than I speak, because my pronunciation is terrible.
Swedish - the second official language in Finland. I loved learning svenska in school but I'm afraid my skills are very very rusty. It's a fun language!
Spanish - I took some short courses in school, so I know the basics. I love the way it sounds but I sort of got frustrated with the more advanced grammar because at the time I had so many demanding subjects in school so I dropped it.
Welsh - it is an ongoing hobby project of mine to try to learn this language (I've chosen the Northern dialect). I don't even know why I find it so fascinating... maybe because it's so unlike any previous language I've learned. (A big part of my interest stems from my love for all things Welsh, so the language is naturally a part of the package.) I've been stuck with the basics for YEARS, but have made significant process since discovering Say Something In Welsh (and learned lots of really interesting things about learning languages and different approaches to the process) .
"Green nubs on the dry sticks of the clematis promised that the appearance of death was not death itself." - Ship of Destiny
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