Steven Gamboa
People across the country have a passion to learn different languages. They have their own reasons for learning new languages aside from their native tongue. Some people dreamed to work in an international organization, in particular, the United Nation. If you wish to work under the umbrella of this organization, then it is high time to learn the six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. An applicant is not only required to speak these languages. They need to enhance their writing skills with the usage of these official languages.
A big question, “How”? Most people will just simply answer is to enroll oneself in a language school. But then, it takes a matter of time to learn each language. We need to take consideration of the time frame to work in an international organization.
“What’s the secret in the learning of these official languages?” This simple answer is to have sharp listening skills. If the listening skill is so good, it is easy to learn the speaking part. Most people will be puzzled about how listening skills can make a person know how a particular language.
Here are the following practical ways to be multilingual:
1. Mimic or Imitate
There are available materials that can make a person learn the language by mimicking. For instance, a person can avail of some movies in a particular language (Chinese, Russian, Arabic, French, and Spanish) with English subtitles. The exemption of the English language in learning the official languages because it is the universal language used around the globe. While watching the movie, the person will be going to mimic the actors or actresses while seeing the movie lines. It will capture the intonation and the proper pronunciation of the words use in the sentences.
2. Image Mirror
The “image mirror” is to let the person stand in front of a mirror while reading materials with the particular languages they wanted to learn. There should be a standby e-dictionary to check the unfamiliar words. The e-dictionary has its own audio file that can be heard when being checked.
Both of these practical ways can be in combination. The ways of doing it should not be limited in learning particular languages. The learning ability varies from one person to another. The most single important in learning is passion. If we are passionate about learning something, the interest will start to be ignited.
