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When you are learning a new language, what is there a particularly good/effective exercise to help get the hang of it? And why?
EDIT: Preferably looking for things that are more complicated that 'Hello World'.
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Immersion method Widely considered one of the best ways to learn a foreign language, the immersion method involves diving into a language completely, sometimes being exposed to foreign vocabulary even before you're sure of its meaning.
Compensatory—using context to make up for missing information in reading and writing; Affective—regulation of emotions, motivation and attitude toward learning; Social—the interaction with other learners to improve language learning and cultural understanding.
Learning a second language as an adult is difficult. But the process may be eased if you exercise while learning. A new study reports that working out during a language class amplifies people's ability to memorize, retain and understand new vocabulary.
When in doubt, start by studying the alphabet, basic pronunciation and phonetics, and memorizing a list of the most common words and verbs. Most languages have roughly 100 or so words that make up the bulk of what you'll encounter in day-to-day conversation.
I usually do the following (in the order presented):
After that its on to a real project...
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other than hello world, I try to port one of the existing programs to the new languange. this will challenge me to learn some good old techniques in the new language and help me build a new library of classes or helpers..
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