The problem of audition in language learning

[Emily Saunders]

I recommend finding a Ljubov' Grigorievna with a language lab and  
having her drill the heck out of you.  Anyone who studied on an ACTR  
study abroad program at the Hertzen Institute in the late '80's early  
'90's had to pass through her clutches (she always held my group late  
and we were forever last in line at the stolovaya).  She worked on  
each individual sound repeatedly and torturously.  And to the extent  
that I have a decent accent at all in Russian, the credit is all hers.

Not sure where her Korean counterpart might reside, though.

Emily



On Aug 24, 2010, at 3:36 AM, Paul B. Gallagher wrote:

> 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.
>
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> --
> Paul B. Gallagher
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