Sorry for the delay on the blog posts. I actually just got the syllabus so I will now begin my journal entries.
I think the thing that I like most about learning different languages is being able to connect them to each other. Obviously not all languages connect--Japanese and German. It's very easy to find similar words in languages that border each other (again,not always, but sometimes). When I learned German and went to Alsace-Lorraine, there was a German-French dialect spoken there and I was actually able to understand most of it. This got me interested in French so I started learning a little. In Turkey, I had quite a few friends from the Middle East so naturally I started trying to pick up on some Arabic since some of the words overlap with Turkish. Every time I come across somebody who speaks a language other than the ones I know I always try and take something away from them. If I'm in another country I will try and learn enough to get around. In my experience, if someone sees you at least trying, they will be more likely to help you than if you just start blabbering off in English. I think I'm probably a mix of a Rational/Evaluative learner. The best way for me to expand my learning activities is to travel.
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