Comments on: 5 tips to learn a new language for expats https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/10/25/5-tips-to-learn-a-new-language-for-expats/ a blog by a multilingual lifelong expat/international, linguist, researcher, speaker, mother of three, living in the Netherlands and writing about raising children with multiple languages, multiculturalism, parenting abroad, international life... Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:10:49 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: expatsincebirth https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/10/25/5-tips-to-learn-a-new-language-for-expats/#comment-23783 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 21:10:49 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=287#comment-23783 In reply to ???????????? ?????.

Oh yes, that’s an important point! If you want to learn the local language, get involved with locals and insist that they talk their language with you. I know many people who didn’t learn the basics of the local language. Thanks for adding this very important point to my list.

]]> By: ???????????? ????? https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/10/25/5-tips-to-learn-a-new-language-for-expats/#comment-23780 Tue, 28 Jul 2015 17:47:47 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=287#comment-23780 Nice article and great ideas. here is my personal experience (and according my opinion the best tip I ever receive when i was learning a new language): Stay away from other ex-pats and try ti involve with local people!
Otherwise you will stuck in a “English speaking ex-pats bubble” and you will spend 10 or 20 years in another country without learning even the basics of the local language!

]]> By: Multilingual Blog Carnival - Priorities in Language Learning https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/10/25/5-tips-to-learn-a-new-language-for-expats/#comment-22998 Mon, 25 May 2015 13:19:48 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=287#comment-22998 […] Ute of Expat Since Birth focuses on adult learners with 5 Tips to Learn a New Language for Expats.  Adult learners often struggle with what to prioritize first, so definitely some good […]

]]> By: expatsincebirth https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/10/25/5-tips-to-learn-a-new-language-for-expats/#comment-3937 Sat, 28 Sep 2013 06:34:56 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=287#comment-3937 In reply to kiwigirlattemptingitalian.

I’m glad you found it helpful. About the Hobbit: try to read the first pages.If it’s too hard to understand, skip it for a while. People often tend to look up every single word they don’t understand and that can be discouraging. If you understand the word in its context, go on with reading. You’ll build up a passive word competence (I just invented the term ;-)). Reading books in Italian that you already know is actually a good idea. You know the story etc and will find it easier. There are many Italian authors who write in an accessible style. But maybe you don’t find them where you live. My students liked Natalia Ginzburg or Piero Chiara. But there are many many more… I’ll maybe write a post about a reading list soon. Thanks for the hint 😉 In ogni caso ti auguro una buona lettura, buon ascolto (mi interesserebbe sapere quale canale radiofonico italiano scegli) e a presto! Ute 🙂

]]> By: kiwigirlattemptingitalian https://expatsincebirth.com/2012/10/25/5-tips-to-learn-a-new-language-for-expats/#comment-3925 Fri, 27 Sep 2013 19:20:57 +0000 http://expatsincebirth.com/?p=287#comment-3925 In reply to expatsincebirth.

Hi Ute, the advice you gave is so helpful. I try to practise talking with my boyfriend all the time, he seems quite happy that i’m slowly progressing. Hopefully by the time we get back to italy in february I can actually understand a lot of what is being said around me. Every time I am on my computer I make sure I immerse myself in the language. I might try and find a italian radio station to have on in the background at home that could be helpful. I bought lo hobbit for my boyfriend to read because he doesn’t like to read in english, but I figure that’s a bit too advanced for me yet. So i’m trying to look at some easy children’s chapter books to look at. When I watched half of la tigre e la neve it made me dream in italian that night which was cool, although i didn’t understand much. I just figure the more i persist the easier it will get. That should work right?
molto grazie!
Ciao
Anna 🙂

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