Thinking in English 250. What is a Polyglot? And What Can We Learn from Polyglots? (English Vocabulary Lesson)
Jul 12, 2023
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Start Using Language Immediately
- Use a foreign language in real situations immediately, even if it feels awkward.
- Start by mastering basic greetings, introductions, and simple questions for everyday conversations.
Develop Social and Interpretation Skills
- Improve social and interpretation skills, since real-world language use differs from textbooks.
- Focus on understanding the meaning of questions even if phrased unusually, using context and cues.
Dentist in Japan
- Tom Wilkinson understood his dentist in Japan despite not knowing dental vocabulary.
- He used social cues, interpretation, and general knowledge of dentistry to comprehend.