Less Obscure - Not Native Speaking

[Jake White]

Kenneth,

What a delightful thought, and very true!  Thank you for sharing it -- I
think it goes for all of us in that learning whatever language or field
is/must be  lifelong learning.  The truly sad thing is when folks think they
"know it all" and lose their sense of wonder -- then learning stops dead. In
terms of SEE Langs, our particular field is so incredibly broad and
interesting -- you can devote a lifetime to studying even just one *writer*
and still not uncover all the treasures in their works!  (So few lifetimes
and so much great material......)

tx, Jake
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Jake White
Slavic and East European Acquisitions Specialist
University of Washington Libraries, Seattle
Box 352900
Seattle, WA 98195  USA





----- Original Message -----
From: Udut, Kenneth <kenneth.udut at spcorp.com>
To: <SEELANGS at CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, August 18, 1999 5:46 AM
Subject: Less Obscure - Not Native Speaking


> One thing that has helped me in learning Russian,
> has been something I heard when I started:
>
>
> ########
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> The goal is not to talk like a native speaker.
> If you get that way, then that is great!
>
> But primarily, in learning your new language,
> your purpose is to make the language less obscure.
>
> ########
>
>
> And so, that's it.  It's not to memorize 1,000,000
> words 7 times each for maximum vocabulary acquisition
> using dual word lists :)  But rather, for Russian to be
> less obscure to me than it was yesterday.
>
> It is uncovering a veil of mystery - and it is
> a journey more exciting than anything of Indiana Jones.
>
> i think this is a necessary attitude to have when
> learning a language - or teaching it.
>
> Just random thoughts - thanks for listening :)
>
>
>            Kenneth Udut
> Kenneth.Udut at SPCORP.COM
>