The problem of audition in language learning

[Paul B. Gallagher]

Mark Kingdom wrote:

> Hi Paul,
> 
> This is what I would do, (for what it's worth):
> 
> Get some recordings of good, clean Korean. (I suspect Rosetta would
> be good for this, if they have Korean. Or Pimsleur.)
> 
> Transcribe what you hear, and DO NOT look at the answer. And (as Anne
> Marie said) DO NOT worry at all about meaning. The goal is simply:
> This is what I hear when a Korean says this word:
> 
> I'd then make recordings of myself saying these very same words and
> have a native speaker listen and say, "This is what I hear when you
> say **** ." ...

This sounds promising, thanks.

I have access to lots of good audio, and I'm working on setting up an 
"exchange program" with some local speakers. There's only so much I can 
learn alone in a room with books and CDs.

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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