what is the best way to learn a foriegn language?
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i think if you can involve yourself in that language environment ,do it
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I believe the best way to learn any language, especially for children, is the way you learn your first language--through listening and speaintimidatedeating, and repeating.  One word at a time will build vocabulary in words we use everyday.  For example, start with breakfast.  Name the foods in English.  Begin with a few.  Add new words as old are mastered.  Don't try to do more than the children can handle.\n\nMusic is also excellent.  There are many wonderful English language children's songs that make learning fun.  For example "Coconut Soap" teaches parts of the body.  "Wash my cheeks"  you rub cheeks.."wash my arms" you rub arms etc.  This can also be used with teens if you tell them they need to learn it to teach the younger children (otherwise they might be "too cool" to sing a kid's song).\n\nThere are also numerous ESL schools that cater to children.\n\nIf your children are older you might connect them with an English speaking e-pal so that they can practice their writing and at least feel unintimidated by using a foreign language.\n\nBest of luck.  A TESOL Certified teacher.\n\nThe most important thing is to keep learning fun and interesting.
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The best way, in my experience, is go to one of those total immersion programs (many universities over this type of program during the summer), or better yet, spend a couple of years in a country where the language is primarily spoken. \n\nThere are lots of ways to do this, to name just a few: Peace Corps, colleges and university programs, missionary organizations.\n\nNothing else will ever get you to the point where you are really comfortable with the language, unless you live with a native speaker of the language. Even then it's tough!
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First, study the language. That is the most important thing. After you know the language, you can go on to more stuff.
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Working on it everyday is good.\n\nThe time varies based on which language, how much vocabulary and grammar you want/need to know, and your own interest and aptitude for languages.  Also on the method you use - immersion, ALM, Berlitz, or moving to France and being forced to use it.  There are other methods; i have no idea which is fastest or easiest. i found ALM to be painless.\n\nMARK TWAIN said \n" My philological studies have satisfied me that a gifted person ought to learn English (barring spelling and pronouncing) in 30 hours, French in 30 days, and German in 30 years. "\n\nPersonally, i think English would take longer than that ( how can you learn English WITHOUT spelling and pronouncing?) but who am i to argue with Mark Twain?
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I would begin by practicing common words of the English language, followed by how to pronunciate them correctly. It may also be helpful to learn gestures as well, and another good rule of thumb is to practice in front of a mirror.
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I think when you want to learn a foreign language, you need to learn the basics with a private teacher who will have all the focus on you and then you should go to, you know, public classes so you will be able to communicate with others. The best thing is to be in a place (specially a city or country) where people speak that language. \nAnyways, if you don't want classes I recommend this CD that will work beautifully." Learn To Speak French" is the name. They have this CD for other languages too; such as English, Spanish , etc. It's really great. You can even take online courses and besides it's really beneficial since you can have conversations with characters in the program. Your reading, writing, speaking and listening will improve all together. \nGood luck! :)
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Don't recommend this procedure if your interest is learning spanish. Nevertheless, lookup under any search engine for "movie distributors - spanish". I am sure abundant information will be found.\n\nBest way to learn a language (I have personal experience), is to speak the language on a dayly basis with a tutor or self-teaching videos/cassetts.
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first of all, are you a visual person or an audio person? If you learn by visual, reading or watching movie (in your language) with subtitle (in the language you want to learn) will help.\n\nIf you learn by audio, listen to the songs (the language you want to learn) and find out the translated lyrics. Another way is to have someone to speak the language to. That helps a lot.
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I'm Japanese and I think the best way to learn the language is from a good teacher. But, if  you are going to learn it yourself, I think you might want to start with learning the hiragana, which are the basic 50 Japanese alphabets. However, if you prefer to be more into the talking rather than writing and reading, I would recommend listening to Japanese CDs, whether it be music, books, or anything where you can here the words, so you'll get used to listening, which probably makes it easier to talk. (This is how I learned English few years ago)\n\nI really think it's great that more people are willing to learn Japanese today, which is only spoken in Japan, unlike French and Spanish that are spoken and official in several countries!!\nIf you have any questions on the culture or anything, it probably would be the best if you answer here. There are probably other people willing to share their information about our culture with you, and there are people who might have the same questions you do. \n\nがんばってね！(ganbattene=good luck!)
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listen to someone else speak it, buy a tape, find a station or movie in french... something that really helped me was watching subtitled movies.  i had a hard time learning french too, and the best way to learn is to always hear it and try to understand what your hearing.  even if at first you only understand a word or two, or just pick out something and are like, hey! i know that word!  the rest tends to fall into place.  as for things like learning to conjugate verbs and what not... i'm afraid my dear, you might just have to study ;)  haha.. but yeah, subtitled movies!!  i highly recommend!  good luck!
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I learned a good deal of Spanish, just living in California, and working with mostly hispanics.  I think the best way to learn Spanish is to be around nothing but Spanish-speaking natives.  You would learn Spanish the fastest, by studying a Spanish book (from your schools library or Spanish class) and taking a 6 month vacation to a non-tourist area of Mexico, and just try to make some friends.  This may not be practical, but you would learn the dilects and 'figures of speech' etc. that cannot be taught in a textbook.
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I presume you are trying to learn a foreign language, and that's the reason for the question. \nBest way is to start listening to to music in that language. Also watch a lot of TV programs  - it all helps you to get your "language ear" tuned in. That means you will start to get used to the sounds of that language, and it will help you recognize some new words you hear/learn. This is also a big confidence booster - recognizing the word and thinking "Hey, I know that word!"\nSecondly, enter a language class. Do some research and find a class that will suit you best, depending on what you are aiming to learn (speaking/reading/writing). Also make sure the teacher/tutor uses the foreign language in class to actually teach it. Let me explain. In some language classes, the teacher uses the speaker's first language to teach the new language. It sometimes help a little when explaining difficult grammar or vocabulary. But it's important that you hear this new language in class more than you hear your native language. That why there is such a big demand for English teachers in Asian countries - so the kids can learn from a foreigner, in the foreign language.\nThirdly, try to get a language exchange going. There are many websites on the internet where they advertise for people, who are trying to improve their writing skills in different languages, to communicate with each other. Try one of those. Or even better, register on http://www.eslbase.com It's a database for people who want to improve their language speaking skills. They use Skype to talk with each other and so improve their skills. \nWhatever you do, just remember that learning a language takes a lot of time. Most people can only master a spoken language after 4 to 5 years of intensive study, preferably in the country where they speak that foreign language. \nSo, go for it, and good luck!\nPS. I'm an English teacher in Taiwan, and I've been studying Chinese for 3 years. And still I can't speak it properly. But, it's worth the effort.
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The best way to learn the language is to Speak it and practice it with people who knows the language well. By having conversations you will be surprised how fast you'll learn the language.\n\nI had an Egyptian friend who was taught English but she could never get jokes, sayings or any common phrases. Explaining the meaning of sarcasm was rather difficult. It was even harder when she said she wanted to be sarcastic herself - reading, watching tv - all this helps... but the best way is to speak it. Conversation.
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Get a book, Start from the beginning, Do the exercises, look at your mistakes, ask for help when you don't understand\n\nJava is a language. It must be learned as such. There are no short cuts.
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The best way to improve one's fluency in a language is to use it! Write stories, talk to people, read anything and everything you can find. The internet is a great website for this--read anything you can find that interests you! Good luck!
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You can download some free teaching software from the internet to learn basics. But to learn it for good, you do need to go to Japan and actually speak it.\n\nIf you are serious...Here you can get one of the best software to learn a foreight language...\n\nhttp://www2.rosettastone.com/en/general/ppc/overture/jpn\n\nHave fun!