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Subject:Re: Foreign language plus (WAS Act versus pass) From:Mark Nelson <mcn -at- cc -dot- usu -dot- edu> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 20 Dec 2000 18:17:10 -0600 (MDT)
Jo Byrd wrote:
>Back "then" that meant learning the grammar. And it was
>only after studying French grammar for over a year that
>English grammar clicked in my head, that I understood what
>"first person, singular," for example, meant.
>So, yes, grammar IS important for understanding a language!
>Jo Byrd
Foreign language study can be helpful in understanding
English... to a point. I think that depends on the
individual and how they study the language. Living three
years overseas, I acquired a reasonable ability in Korean
and Russian (both oral and written).
I found that only when I began thinking in the language did
I make considerable progress. Having been through this
process twice, however, English is a bit difficult for me to
sort out. I don't know whether it is due to learning two
very different languages and thought processes, or my
brain's inability to sort through all the stuff I keep
feeding it.
I can put my thoughts on paper (or screen) because I have
time to sort them out and reorganize them. But oral
communication is still difficult for me. I know what I want
to say, but often it sounds funny when it comes out of my
mouth. Is telecommunication the only way around this?
Where's the balance? Yes, I will graduate with minors in
Korean and Russian, but is it worth the cost?
Mark Nelson
Utah State University
PS> I have no interest in doc translation.
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