Post by account_disabled on Nov 23, 2023 6:58:16 GMT
Learning and Maintaining Languages It is a fact that I have never lost a language that I once spoke very well. Even French, which I learned in Paris in 2001 and barely spoken since, is still there. Maybe on the other hand it disappears when I learn a lower level language such as Italian and then take a long break. What happens with languages I'm familiar with and languages I'm not familiar with exists Amazing difference. In fact, for the languages I'm familiar with, maintaining them requires almost no effort. So where is the turning point? It seems to me to be at or above average.
My multilingual friends say the same. At this point you seem to have a strong command Phone Number List of the language and daily communication is no longer a challenge. It's hard to forget when you know a language so intuitively. So a foreign language I tend to simplify things as follows From beginner to intermediate I'm learning the language It's too early to talk about maintaining your level You're still learning Start with intermediate to advanced I can reasonably stop learning this language and simply maintain it. If you haven't reached the level yet I highly recommend you keep going until you do and then take your foot off the gas.
If you stop too early you may find it difficult to maintain the level you have reached which is what happened to my Thai when I did this. Of course a lot of the above is oversimplified but I find it a useful way of looking at the subject. So you've learned a new language and you're really great at it but your circumstances have changed and you're no longer actively learning.
My multilingual friends say the same. At this point you seem to have a strong command Phone Number List of the language and daily communication is no longer a challenge. It's hard to forget when you know a language so intuitively. So a foreign language I tend to simplify things as follows From beginner to intermediate I'm learning the language It's too early to talk about maintaining your level You're still learning Start with intermediate to advanced I can reasonably stop learning this language and simply maintain it. If you haven't reached the level yet I highly recommend you keep going until you do and then take your foot off the gas.
If you stop too early you may find it difficult to maintain the level you have reached which is what happened to my Thai when I did this. Of course a lot of the above is oversimplified but I find it a useful way of looking at the subject. So you've learned a new language and you're really great at it but your circumstances have changed and you're no longer actively learning.