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The best way to learn a language is to learn it from a native speaker. I want to learn Japanese and Korean.
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I believe it's always better to learn from the natives, but it's not entirely necessary. I myself learnt English in a non-English country. I wish to learn Arabic and Chinese.
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I think it's best to learn a language from a native speaker, but where one can't be found, the available must sought after. I think I'd want to learn Italian first
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I think that learning a language has many dynamics. It is possible to learn a language through a non-native speaker, however, there will be an essence that is missing, such as the exact accent and slang words. On the other hand, native speakers may be able to teach the language used on the street, yet their language vocabulary and grammar may not be as extensive as you would learn in a classroom.

I know several languages. Some learned in a classroom, some on the street, and I know them to different capacities, for example, the ones that I learned in a classroom I understand the grammar behind the sentences, yet it is more difficult to express myself.

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Yes, I agree with Elias. Oral or spoken English is best learnt from native speakers; while written may not necessarily be the case. I think this applies to other languages.
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We learn what we are exposed to. It is not necessary to learn a language from a native speaker, but whatever the source is it should be good. Let's say, one wants to learn English language. They can learn it in a non-English speaking country with the help of good books on English, audio-visual aids, etc. To learn a language, we need to be exposed to that language in the best way possible.
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The best way to learn new language is through friendship. I became linguistic when I was exposed to different groups of people. It's full of fun. You need to study not just their language but also their costumes and culture.
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i believe that reading , watching tv and movies are a really fun way to learn other language.
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i think natives are the best teachers of a foreign languages, you get to know more from the natives
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Robyn Lea wrote:Elias says that the best way to learn English is through a native speaker. I disagree. Ok, I have to admit I learned to speak Spanish in a Spanish-speaking country. However, I have met people who learned English in a non-English speaking country.

What do you think? What's the best way to learn another language (music, other)? Is it necessary to learn from a "native?"

If you could learn a second or third language which one would you want to learn? Why?
I always wanted to become fluent in Spanish, as I love to visit Mexico and would love to visit countries in South America.
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It depends on the person. But for me a native speaker would be better, however a class can be just as effective for me. I am currently learning American Sign Language. I watch videos online and have a friend who teaches me.
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you can Learn another language as a matter of interest since it hard to adopt .I do agree if you stay in a country that speaks the same language for example Germany you can get full access of the language
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I took Spanish classes through high school, and although I did very well in them and can still speak and write most of what I learned, I find it hard to speak to a 'native.' It seems like they speak a lot faster than I learned to, so I think learning from a native would be the easiest for me.
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Learning a new language it depends from person to person and language to language. Some learn it quickly, some have difficulty even pronouncing them. If the language is similar to persons native language chances are that will be the easiest to learn. For example, for the person who's native language is Persian, can easily learn Urdu. To the person who can speak Urdu can easily learn Hindi.

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Nuz winnhy wrote:i believe that reading , watching tv and movies are a really fun way to learn other language.
I do agree. Its fun, easy and quickist way I believe.
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In the age of modern technology, there are indeed variety of ways to learn a new language. Some may learn through watching TV shows, practicing with words and saying it out loud, or just listening to music. However, using the language in actually communicating with people is still the best way. I recently moved in here in an Arab country and most non-native Arabic speakers can't still par with the natives. I guess it really just depends on what language you are trying to learn. Like in Arabic, there are some characters which doesn't have an English counterpart. They have like "throaty" accent.
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