From cowan Wed Feb 7 13:53:11 1996 Subject: Strategies for acquiring a second language (from Fillmore) From: John Cowan To: lojban@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu (Lojban List), conlang@diku.dk (Conlang List) Date: Wed, 7 Feb 1996 13:53:11 -0500 (EST) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] Content-Type: text X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Content-Length: 836 Message-ID: (Source: Fillmore, L. 1976. The second time around: cognitive and social strategies in second-language acquisition. PhD diss. Stanford Univ.) Cognitive strategies: 1. Assume that what people are saying is directly relevant to the situation at hand or to what they (or you) are experiencing. 2. Get some expressions you understand and start talking. 3. Look for recurring parts in the formulas you know. 4. Make the most of what you've got. 5. Work on big things; save the details for later. Social strategies: 6. Join a group and act as if you understand what is going on, even if you don't. 7. Give the impression, with a few well-chosen words, that you can speak the language. 8. Count on your friends for help. -- John Cowan cowan@ccil.org e'osai ko sarji la lojban.