Tools For Spanish Language Learning - Get Physical
Process Option 01 - "Language Learning Is Very Physical "
- It is about muscle training, each languages uses the 43 face
muscles differently, so expect fatigue (Lonsdale)
- Get in people's faces and pay attention to muscle use at a
feeling level as you hear the sounds (Lonsdale)
Process Option 02 - "Watch Cultural Body Language That
Matches Word Use "
- It is not just what we say, but how we hold our bodies when
we say it. That's how to get passed off as a local...love it!
(Lewis Chapter 8)
Process Option Three - Check out TPRS
- A
Krashen book (free online) Principles and Practices In
this book,Krashen mentions in his reflection on TPRS, that it
is claimed that 10 hours on average of this input can push a
person through the "silent stage" at the first of language
learning and shorten that stage by up to 6 months...
Process Option Four - Get Moving Around More, Stimulate Your
Thinking
Process Option 02 - Learn International Phonetic alphabet for
your language and who sounds ae made physically
- IPA
tutorial On Native lang.com site, with embedded videos
off Youtube, with explanation of physical formation of sounds
for each - excellent global overview
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