Choosing a Foreign Language to StudyIt is not easy to choose a foreign language to study, but there are some questions you can answer and help you decide which language is suitable for you. I. Reasons— Motivations and goals Examples:a)Learn the language of【T1】
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2b)Think the language is pretty and interestingc)Increase【T2】
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6Mandarin Chinese for people going into international businessArabic for people interested in【T4】
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10— Monolingual speaker with language learning experiences— Monolingual speaker without language learning experiences—【T6】
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12III. Time— Half an hour to an hour rninimum— Linguistic【T7】
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14learning a new languageExample: English and Russian vs. English and NorwegianIV. Access to native speakers— Converse with them on a(n)【T8】
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16— They help with your pronunciation and【T9】
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21to decide which language you learn【T11】
22V. Access to study materials— Many【T12】
23material can be found on the Internet【T12】
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28— Locate enough materials to support your progressVI. Desired【T15】
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30— Some: speaking only— Others: reading and writing— Learning curveEnglish and French vs. English and Japanese