Steve Kaufmann – The Linguist on Language
Description [ebook only] Steve Kaufmann – The Linguist in Language [1 ebook – PDF] The way of the linguist, a language learning odyssey. It is now a cliché that the world is a smaller place. We do not think anything of jumping on a plane to travel to another country or continent. The most exotic places are now destinations for mass tourism. Small businesses are dealing across borders and language barriers like never before. The Internet brings different languages and cultures to our fingertips. English, the hybrid language of an island at the western tip of Europe, seems to have an unrivaled position as an international medium of communication. But historically periods of cultural and economic domination have never lasted forever. Don’t we lose something by relying on the wide use of English rather than discovering other widespread languages and cultures? As citizens of this small world, wouldn’t we be better off if we could speak a few languages other than our own? The answer is obviously yes. Steve Kaufmann certainly thinks so, in his busy life as a diplomat and businessman he managed to learn to speak nine languages and observe some of the dominant cultures of Europe and Asia first hand. Why aren’t more people doing the same? In his book The Linguist’s Path, A Language Learning Odyssey, Steve offers some answers. Steve feels that anyone can learn a language if they want to. Point out some of the obstacles that hold people back. Drawing on his adventures in Europe and Asia, as a student and businessman, he describes the rewards that come from knowing languages. He recounts his evolution as a language student, abroad and in his native Canada, and explains the kind of attitude that will enable others to become fluent in the second language. Many people have taken up the challenge of language learning, but have been frustrated by its lack of success. This book offers detailed advice on the kinds of study practices that will advance the language. Steve has developed a language learning system available online
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