LL-L "Language learning" 2010.09.16 (01) [EN]

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From: Paul Finlow-Bates <wolf_thunder51 at yahoo.co.uk>

Subject: LL-L "Language learning" 2010.09.15 (04) [EN]



Agreed on all counts.

A French language teacher I knew told me that most of her pupils would
actually have rather learned Spanish - they were far more likely to go to
Alicante, Barcelona or Ibiza. Of course in Ibiza the locals speak Catalan
anyway, but you get the kids' point.



Paul



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From: Paul Finlow-Bates <wolf_thunder51 at yahoo.co.uk>

Subject: LL-L "Language learning" 2010.09.15 (06) [EN]



All very good points, especially about the perceived "special language
ability" of other countries.  That idea even exists in those countries
sometimes: I Finland a girl was being mildly mocking about the fact that she
could speak English but I knew no Finnish ("English people really struggle
with languages don't you?").  I answered her in Afrikaans. The realisation
was like watching a lightbulb go on.



Paul



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