This semester has been wonderful in learning about the functions of language and how to apply effective studying tactics to learn any language quicker and more efficiently. I have learned that languages have patterns, and there are ways to sort of "h
Read more…I'd like to think I'd start by studying the cultures, the people of Brazil and Portugal, to do a linguistic study on the differences between European Portuguese and Brazilian Portuguese. I'd track their histories, get personal accounts, measure the d
Read more…Languages go extinct due to many factors like globalization, cultural assimilation, political pressure, and then things like mass death of culture due to natural causes, war or things of that nature. They don't randomly or suddenly die, it's normally
Read more…Yes I have had the opportunity to write in my target language, it's interesting because it uses a lot of letter symbols (sorry, I'm not sure the correct term for this). I also prefer to write free hand, mainly because I like writing better in general
Read more…In my pursuitof Portuguese knowledge, my tactics have remained similarly unchanged to my stated plan. I would say learning the vocab and general grammar has been manageable because of my knowledge of Spanish. The discussions we've had in class are he
Read more…Portuguese belongs to the Romance language family along with languages like Spanish, Italian, Romanian, and French. There are lots of similarities with the Spanish language as seen in verb conjugations ( yo + verb uses o ending, eu + verb also uses o
Read more…One part that interests me about Portuguese is mainly the fact that it is very comparable to Spanish. I feel like that also means it will be easier to learn than other languages because of my strong base in Spanish, and, hopefully, I'll be able to ac
Read more…Spelling is the written form of a word while sound is a spoken component to a word. This is also an important distinction since the sound and spelling of a word might not necessarily match up. (The word enough, for example). You can't rely on the sou
Read more…I couldn't access the diagram, but based on other research and inference, combining different disciplinary perspectives to formulate a more holistic understanding of my target language would undoubtedly help in studying language. By combining differe
Read more…Figuring Foreigners Out details Individualist vs. Collectivist societies. This means societies where the focus is put on personal gain and growth vs. doing things at the benefit of your entire community. It also then goes on to talk about Non-Verbal
Read more…My learning plan consists of starting by listening. (I understand this is late, I apologize, but part of this was listening to the podcast you sent me). Listening even to Portuguese or Brazilian radio through RadioGarden to familarize myself with sou
Read more…I am slightly confused on how handedness affects the brain hemispheres with respect to language. I'd like to read more into that. I could be wrong, but I feel like that has more to do with corellation rather than causation. I know the text states it'
Read more…I have been learning language even since before grade school, being surrounded by a vibrant Mexican and Dominican community. Early on, that would start with learning small words and phrases from the people I knew and TV, then it turned into class for
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