[bksvol-discuss] Re: Learning a reading knowledge of another language
- From: Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:30:07 -0700 (PDT)
Way to go. Good luck, on the exam and getting into the
program.
Cindy
--- Bobbie Hughes <hughebo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I found that Italian was really easy for me. I
> grew up speaking and
> > reading
> > spanish. I worked on singing Italian music in high
> school, and the words
> > came naturally to me. I found only a few minor
> differences and picked it
> > up
> > really fast. Quite a few words in Italian are
> similar to spanish. I can't
> > say anything in regards to french, as I've never
> studied it, but but
> > that's
> > just my take.
> > Rosie
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Grandma Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> > To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2007 8:04 PM
> > Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Learning a reading
> knowledge of another language
> >
> >
> >> Hi, Bobbie.
> >>
> >> Latin may not be the best choice. Nouns are
> declined,
> >> and if I remember correctly, verbs come at the
> ends of
> >> sentences. It's more like German in that regard.
> >>
> >> When I was about to attend library school, I also
> had
> >> to show I had a reading knowledge of a second
> >> language. (This was many years ago; apparently
> it's no
> >> longer required). Because I had taken a couple of
> >> years of Latin in high school I thought I could
> teach
> >> myself to read German, abnd started in Sept, but
> by
> >> December I wasns't making much progress. It was a
> >> whole new vocabulary and script. I'd taken
> French,
> >> too, so in January I started to teach myself
> Spanish
> >> and easily translated a page of an encyclopedia
> >> article in June.
> >>
> >> My recommendation would be that you work on
> French,
> >> which is so much closer to Spanish in syntax. But
> >> Latin certainly is fun.
> >>
> >> Cindy
> >>
> >>
> >> --- Bobbie Hughes <hughebo@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >>> I can't even begin to say how happy this makes
> me.
> >>> I'm in the process of
> >>> applying for Ph.D. programs (in Spanish) and
> really
> >>> need to acquire a
> >>> reading knowledge of (at least) one more
> language.
> >>> Obviously, Latin would
> >>> be perfect! Thanks to everyone who is (or will
> be)
> >>> working on these!
> >>> Peace,
> >>> Bobbie
> >>>
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> Rosie and Grandma Cindy,
> Sorry for the *very* delayed reaction. I've been
> playinng what seems like
> a never-ending game of email catch-up. I actually
> have to work on two
> more languages. Am leaning toward Italian and
> Portuguese. My roommate in
> Spain was French and, though I love her to death,
> it's just not my thing.
> Thanks for the suggestions!
> B
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