이것저것 검색질 하다가 눈에 번쩍 뜨이는 TED 영상을 발견. 몇년동안 언어를 공부해도 잘 못하는데 6개월만에 언어를 배우다니 이건 기적이야... 하면서 봤는데 나름 인사이트가 있는 내용이다.
5개의 원칙과 7가지의 액션을 소개하는데 결국 아기가 언어를 배워 가는 과정과 흡사한 과정도 있고 많은 영어 선생님들이 강조하는 내용들도 있다. 궁극적으로는 남들이 하라는대로 억지로 따라하기 보다는 내가 언어에 대한 필요성을 몸으로 느끼면서 동기를 부여하고, 억지로 시험 공부하듯 외우기만 하기 보다는 몸으로 머리로 빠져드는 것이 중요하다.
최근 영어 때문에 가슴아픈 경험이 있으니 충분히 동기 부여는 되었겠지... 이제 공부좀 열심히 하자... ㅡㅡ
5 Principles
#1. Focus on language content that is relevant to you.
#2. Use your language as a tool to communicate right from day one. As a kid does.
#3. When
you first understand the message, then you will acquire the language
unconsciously.
#4. Comprehension is KEY. Language learning is not
about accumulating lots of knowledge. It’s physiological training. Speaking
takes muscle.
#5.
Psycho-physiological state matters.
If you’re comfortable with getting some, not getting some, just paying
attention to what you do understand, you’re going to be fine, you’ll be relaxed
and you’ll be learning quickly.
7 Actions
#1. Listen a lot. Brain Soaking.
#2. Focus on getting the meaning FIRST (before the words). Use body language
#3. Start Mixing! Language is a creative process. So start mixing, get creative, have fun with it, it doesn’t have to be perfect, it just has to work.
#4. Focus on the core. In English, 1000 words covers 85%, 3000 words gives you 98% of anything you’re going to say in daily conversation. You got 3000 words, you’re speaking the language.
Week 1. The Tool Box
- ‘how do you say that?’ ‘I don’t understand,’ ‘repeat that please,’ ‘what does
that mean,’ all in your target language.
Week 2-3. Simple Pronouns, Common Verbs,
Adjectives
- ‘me,’ ‘this,’ ‘you,’ ‘that,’ ‘give,’ you know, ‘hot,’
Week 3-4. Glue the words
- ‘Although,’ ‘but,’ ‘therefore,’ ‘Even though,’
#5.
Get a Language Parent
Works to understand what you are saying
Do not correct mistakes
Confirms understanding by using correct language
Uses words the learner knows
#6. Copy the Face.
#7. “Direct
Connect” to Mental Images
Realize that everything you know is an image inside
your mind, it’s feelings.
So I call it ‘same box, different path.’
