http://l2mastery.com/blog/languages/mandarin-language/is-your-native-language-a-help-or-a-hindrance/ How to Learn Languages the Fun Way with John Fotheringham Thu, 25 Jun 2015 17:21:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.2 http://l2mastery.com/blog/languages/mandarin-language/is-your-native-language-a-help-or-a-hindrance/#comment-7901 Mon, 09 Mar 2015 16:23:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1092#comment-7901 Thank you for your comment, Khánh Vân. Much of a language is indeed arbitrary, which is why trying to learn a language by memorizing rules isn’t very effective. It’s much better to get lots of exposure and practice using the language in meaningful contexts. And yes, even being a native speaker of a language doesn’t mean one will be perfect in that language. I am a 35-year-old native English speaker and still learn new English words all the time.

]]> http://l2mastery.com/blog/languages/mandarin-language/is-your-native-language-a-help-or-a-hindrance/#comment-7888 Sat, 28 Feb 2015 10:47:00 +0000 http://l2mastery.com/?p=1092#comment-7888 Hi, Vietnamese is my mother tongue so I know how difficult it is to learn our language since it is so illogical and seems to have no rules whatsoever. Honestly, I won’t say I master Vietnamese language even though I am a Vietnamese born and bred. So, I really admire you for giving a it try.

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