[Vision2020] local language courses

[Kenneth Marcy]

On Thursday 17 August 2006 6:30 pm, Paul Rumelhart wrote:
> Does anyone know of any places locally that teach foreign languages,
> apart from the U of I?  I have nothing against taking a course at UI, I
> just know about this option already.  I'm interested in learning
> japanese to converse in, as well as to read and write.  I've started
> learning on my own, but it's a daunting language.
>
> More options would be helpful.  Thanks in advance.

Seeking a qualified local instructor is the best learning option, if such is 
available. Though I don't know of any such person(s), I do know that as of an 
hour or so ago TJ's Used Books store, 205 S. Almon St., had about a foot long 
section of shelf space with Japanese language books on it. Perhaps something 
there might be useful to you (as might a magnifying glass to see the details 
clearly).

The way infants learn a language is to first hear it, then, after a critical 
mass of connections is made between Wernicke's area and Broca's area in the 
brain, to try to vocalize the language. Analogously, way to learn for adults 
would be to use products such as Pimsleur's or Rosetta Stone's Japanese 
language CD's to first hear, and then to vocalize what's heard. Reading, as a 
secondary input method, and writing, as a secondary output method, can come 
later, as they do for youngsters.


Ken Marcy