Not long ago Lisa Hetzel, one of my fellow contributing bloggers, wrote a very telling post titled “Help! I’ve Reached the Foreign Lanuage Flatlands!” I found Lisa’s entry honest and helpful in terms of aiding me with my own opinions about learning a second language. I think what[...]
Posts Tagged ‘language acquisition’
September 11th, 2009 - 4:58 pm § in In the Field, Tips & Resources
Help! I’ve Reached the Foreign Language Flatlands!
I’ve often thought that one of these days, after I’ve mastered Spanish, I’ll take on Italian, or Portuguese, or perhaps even Kaqchiquel. Yet after a total of 18 years of study (12 years of formal Spanish classes followed by six years of immersion in a Spanish-speaking country), I still make pl[...]
