Quote: "...learning additional languages enhances the learning of the 'mother tongue' as well as broadening a student's worldview."
As an IB student, I strongly agree with this statement. I take French, Latin, and, of course English, and I'm also in Greek Club. I personally love languages, and learning them is a really interesting process. I've noticed that I'm become significantly more aware of other cultures while learning French, Latin, and Greek, and I've broadened my world view immensely. Learning another language also helps me more clearly understand my mother tongue, as I can see how other languages work grammatically, and pick out the differences between that language and my own.
Alex and Ray
Alex and Ray display real enthusiasm for learning languages. I couldn't believe how fluently and easily Alex spoke the languages he demonstrated in the video. Not only did he know it, he had a natural accent as well. I aspire to be able to speak multiple languages one day, even if I didn't have the advantages Alex did at traveling around at a young age.
Ray also was able to travel around the world because of his job, and that traveling is what triggered his love for learning languages. Both of these people showed how nice it is to be able to speak to people around the world, and how it facilitates traveling and working in other countries. Their international abilities and worldliness are definitely qualities that support language learning. Lastly, I do know someone who demonstrates the same qualities in my school: Meredith Sullivan. She travels often and is so eager to learn new languages that she does whatever she can to go to the native countries. I've heard her speak multiple languages, and she is always so committed to learning more about them.
The Best Way to Learn a Language
I think that I am more of a auditory and kinaesthetic learner. I find that in French class speaking out loud and hearing the vocabulary that Madame Blanc uses helps more than when I am studying vocabulary off of a sheet. Also having the experience of talking with others in a group and trying to find the right words to convey our thoughts together is really helpful. Whenever I am forced to come up with new vocabulary to convey an idea, that usually sticks in my mind. That's why I really want to go to France, so I can have the experience of being surrounded by the language and being immersed in the culture.
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