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What is the right way to use italki with your opposite sex friends?- Part 1
Italki is a straight page where you can meet people to learn a foreign language. Most of them probably have the same purposes of you: learn and teach. Nevertheless, I realize you must be careful, specially if you are a young person and meet another person of your age. I won't talk about the dangers of meet a molester via Internet, but the misunderstandings and inconveniences that you can find if you aren't discreet in you addressing with opposite sex friends on italki, and what you can do to prevent yourself from them.
What are the problems that you can find? First, you could hurt someone or be hurt. While you are young, it isn't hard to fall in love with someone else, mainly if he/she is good-looking and well-mannered. If you or your language partner are so --at least in part-- and you take a lot of time talking among you, one of you surely will fall in love with the another one. Why? Among young people it's common to have love fantasies and some difficulty to control their feelings. Beside that, Internet communication makes easier to establish bonds of affection among two people, maybe for privacy on them, that facilitates to talk about you feeling without so much obstacles so face to face communication. If only one of you fell in love, and the another one not, surely the first one will be hurt. But, if the two feel the same? The issue would be better, but even so, you could have problems. I will talk about that in the next reflection. For now, and taking in account what I've written, I would give you the following suggestion: Don't show any romantic indication if you don't feel it. It means aren't talking all the time with one single friend, nor do it daily. Equally, don't talk with your fried about very personal thing, like if he/she was of your same sex. Neither address him/her like if he/she was your shoulder to cry on.
I don't want to look like a pharisee writing about all this. I only want to make better my writing skills talking about things could be useful. On the other hand, I meditate in this because I want to treat my opposite sex language partners in the appropriate way. I read about this in a good magazine and it was very handy for me (I had liked to remember that information before :/) I hope this help you also to deal the matters correctly.
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What is the best way to learn a second language? (Part 2)
This is the second part of a articles' series about keys to learn a foreign language effectively. My purpose isn't put rules but reflecting about this topic. After all, I'm only a young interested in learning other language, not a specialist in the area. In the first article I said three tips that seems useful for me: to dedicate enough time, to be patient and constant, and keep your own learning speed. Now, I will talk about how to have a purpose and interest can help you.
There is something essential if you want study according to the first two keys above: PURPOSE. Purpose is to be clear about what you want from learning a second language. It may be for school or work reasons. Nevertheless, I think the best purposes are the personals, those that come from inside, like to learn for curiosity or pleasure. In my case, I decided apply myself to learn English for the opportunities to gain information. I could describe myself like a philomath, a lover of learning. And today English is the main language used in research. Actually, a lot of the thing I've learned, I couldn't assimilate if I can't read English. On the other hand, I like English because it seems elegant, in addition of the large benefits that give you in academic and work settings.
A good purpose can give you another thing helpful to accomplish successfully the challenge: INTEREST. With this word I want mean the willing to learn. Here is the importance to have, not only an appropriate purpose, but a good method of study. I remember that one of the best ways to become better with English was singing. So I could practice reading, listening and speaking in a funny manner. And I could say the same about watching movies, traveling, to meet foreign friends and talk with them, and to do any other activity that like you and let you practice with your target language.
In shot, those are the best ways to learn a second language. So, this is my plan to learn English: I will dedicate about two hours per day to this language doing activities that I enjoy, like those I said before. I hope this article had been pleasant and useful for you. Equally, I'll be happy if you leave a comment or correction that make me better.
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What is the best way to learn a second language?
This writing is a personal reflection about the question above. Fist, I would must clarify what I understand with the expression "the best way". With these words I think in a method that let you learn fast, pleasant and effective another language. It's seen to me my last six school years hadn't none of those features, because, until now, I don't speak English very well and they often were boring.
Then, what's the best way? I don't know. There is countless of articles in the web about this topic and their counsels aren't the same. But I had found some common ideas. One of them is the TIME. I think this is true in all learning project: if you want to be skilled at something, you must to dedicate time to it.
Of course, the time isn't the only valuable when you learn a foreign language. I've try to speak English for six year and I can't yet, ha ha. This makes me think in the importance of the PRACTICE AND DETERMINATION. During the time I attempt to speak English I forgot many thing because I didn't practice it and I let time go by without study more about that language.
Other tip that have seen useful for me is respect you LEARNING SPEED. I've heard about people very good in languages, but isn't my case. I know that I must to be patient because I haven't ability as well as they. For example, this writing has take me a lot of time and I begin to exasperate me, ha ha. So, although I have a lot of ideas to write, I prefer stop here and rest, for then continue with it.
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