盘点如何快速学好一门语言的四大方法
Putting aside matters of employability, teaching yourself a new tongue is an invaluable skill: It can increase your mental health and general intelligence, not to mention make holidaying less stressful. Here's how to go about the task in superfast time. Good luck! 1.Follow news reports Narguess Farzad is a senior tutor in the Department of the Languages and Cultures of the Near and Middle East at The School of Oriental and African Studies. She believes that a surefire way to supercharge your learning curve is to follow the news in a foreign language. "These tend to be easy to follow and are a satisfying way of using basic vocabulary and grammar that you have already learned." 2.Embrace technology "Apps now allow anybody, anywhere to practice languages at any time," says Luis von Ahn, a Guatemalan entrepreneur and founder of popular language-learning platform Duolingo. "Instead of having to sign up for a one-hour class and commute there every day, you can now learn whenever you want - if you're waiting for the bus, if you're bored at home, or if you just have a few minutes to kill. This convenience has fundamentally changed the way people learn, and has gotten millions of people more engaged in learning foreign languages." 3.Enjoy songs and films "I also encourage the use of songs," says Farzad. "In fact, I learned a lot of my English through English pop music long before coming to live in the UK." "Also," adds Farzad, "try watching films as another way of consolidating your language learning process." 4.Mix with natives "There aren't many shortcuts that I would recommend," says Ana de Medeiros, director of the Modern Language Centre at King's College London, "but clearly one of the more beneficial methods of learning a new language quickly is to immerse yourself in the culture." This works better if you already have some rudimentary knowledge of the language. "But, by changing your environment, and actually studying intensively in a country or region where the target language is spoken, you will encounter the words and phrases in very natural situations - which will be very helpful." |