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Monday, June 2, 2008
Learning new languages by Daniel Tan

Wie geht es Ihnen? Comment ca va? How are you? Alright these are some of the phrases we have learnt from our foreign languages elective. If you actually understand them, you will realise that the first two phrases are basically the German and French versions of ‘’How are you?’’ respectively.
Languages to some may seem to be the most important tool for communication. In fact, language is communication, without language there will be no communication and you would not understand what I am trying to say here. Understanding the importance of language is one thing, however learning a new form of language is certainly an incredible feat.
Language is imprinted in the person mind through his family background; one might even say it is inherited. That was how I view someone who had done so well in their languages is because they use it more often than I do. That may sound logical at first, until I realise some people do not actually follow this logic of mine.
An example will be a person called Barry Cox. He is a British who can sing in Cantonese and is able to converse fluently in Mandarin. Do note that Mr. Cox certainly has no Cantonese-speaking mother or father, yet just by attending lessons, he is able to grasp the language rapidly. Fascinating it may seem but such cases are rare, a person who has a linguistic brain may also have a mind that learns new things rapidly.
It is disappointing indeed for a person who has not done well in his languages for years. However, we must realise that we are created differently; we all have different talents.

Created and submitted by Daniel Tan Chun Sin MB0804 (083713T)
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