In this digital world, learning to speak
a language from the opposite hemisphere doesn't have to be bookwork. The global
economy has created a demand for convenient, practical ways to add a language
or two to your resume. From our designated smartphone apps to the ATM,
languages embrace the pixelated screens we dwell on.
Katharine Nielson, professional linguist
and CEO of Voxy, a language-learning company based in NYC suggests that you
watch movies with foreign subtitles or vice versa. A familiar plot may be an
easy jumpstart.
She also suggests that you swap your GPS
settings to break the language barriers you face. This is a perfect example of
task-based learning, the method in which we learn how to speak as infants.
There is also some incentive here: if you don't listen properly, you won't
ultimately arrive at your destination. Additionally, most GPS systems use a
broad diction, keeping the route a bit spicy day by day and expanding
vocabulary all the while.
Let's be real… The functions of our
iPhones, tablets, or other leisure devices
come without "task-based learning". They're instilled by now.
What is there to lose by switching language preferences on buttons and graphics
you choose without reading anyway? Trying this tactic at the ATM may be your
final challenge.
The ultimate mistake in learning a
language is making it into a chore. When we can introduce the studies into
something as essentially comfortable as technology, progress is guaranteed.
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