Who wants cheese?
Feb. 18th, 2011 05:18 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
apple_pathwaysThe POLL to accompany my post about languages. As usual, I cut myself off because I ran out of time, and not necessarily because I finished asking everything I wanted. So take note: there may be follow-up questions! XD
For the purposes of this poll, we will use the following definitions from Wikipedia, that bastion of academic rigor and accuracy: (Also see this article on multilingualism.)
Language fluency is used informally to denote broadly a high level of language proficiency, most typically foreign language or another learned language, and more narrowly to denote fluid language use, as opposed to slow, halting use.
Conversational means able to carry on a casual conversation, but not necessarily without halts in speech, or gaps in vocabulary.
Skip any questions that don't apply. Pretend that it's not weird I spend so much of my free time coming up with meaningless LJ Polls written in unneccessarily-academic language.
[Poll #1706752]
Please leave any details you're willing to share about your language abilities and experiences learning foreign languages in the comments below!
For the purposes of this poll, we will use the following definitions from Wikipedia, that bastion of academic rigor and accuracy: (Also see this article on multilingualism.)
Language fluency is used informally to denote broadly a high level of language proficiency, most typically foreign language or another learned language, and more narrowly to denote fluid language use, as opposed to slow, halting use.
Conversational means able to carry on a casual conversation, but not necessarily without halts in speech, or gaps in vocabulary.
Skip any questions that don't apply. Pretend that it's not weird I spend so much of my free time coming up with meaningless LJ Polls written in unneccessarily-academic language.
[Poll #1706752]
Please leave any details you're willing to share about your language abilities and experiences learning foreign languages in the comments below!
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Date: 2011-02-19 03:47 am (UTC)I will say that, while I adore Latin, taking it in high school in lieu of a modern language was a huge mistake.
All I remember from a year and a half of Arabic is the alphabet. (Which is TOTALLY BEAUTIFUL.)
Current project is Spanish. SO finally made me buy $50 work of materials to study with, said it'll help me stick with it. So far he's right. It also helps that I'm actually interacting with Spanish speakers a lot these days now that I've moved to work in a school in Southern California. There was never any incentive except intellectual fun before, and apparently I'm not as pure Ravenclaw as I thought. ;)
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Date: 2011-02-19 03:42 pm (UTC)Interacting with Spanish speakers is key! A few years ago, I had a little girl from Mexico in one of my programs, and though her English was a little better than my Spanish, I was happy to see how well I could communicate with her after not practicing the language for years!