What kind of language learner am I?
I have always been an enthusiastic language learner and have developed fast language learning skills since I was a child. My native language is Armenian and as can be expected, I started to learn it right after I was born. At a very young age, I started to pick up Russian as well, because Russian TV channels, music, movies and cartoons were a huge part of my life. The same way, I started to learn English from the 2nd grade but unlike Russian, I used multiple language learning websites, chat rooms, dictionaries, internet articles and even had a private tutor. This being said, I am familiar with several ways of language learning and I would say that, listening to the sounds of the language is the most important part in learning it and that is how I managed to learn some Spanish as well. Once I am familiar with the words, tenses, popular sentences, I am more likely to memorize their meanings. 3 languages that I am fluent in are immensely different from one another, therefore, I consider it a huge advantage to have been able to pick up 3 languages of different kinds. I realize that the language that I will be learning(Turkish) will require a lot of responsibility and precise time management, as it is also very different from the languages I already know. I have always practiced the auditory, tactile and visual styles of learning and all of them have equal advantages for me, although auditory remains my favorite one. I have noticed that expanding one's language vocabulary always helps to pick up the language easier, therefore I am going to try to learn as many new words as I can using auditory and visual resources, such as language websites with pronunciation and vocabulary flesh cards. The surveys I took recommended using pictures and journal writing in order to fasten my language learning procedure. I also think that practice helps me a lot, therefore intensive practice with my language partner and classmates will be my mane tool of remembering words and expressions faster. Overall, I think Turkish is a very interesting language and putting some effort into it, will be both enjoyable and academically fun.
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http://www.linguaschools.com/blog/2015/07/28/how-learning-a-new-language-can-change-your-life/
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