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Mar 17, 2016 - 01:26 PM
I think that this is the case for every language. I am near fluent in comprehension, but far from fluent in speech. For me, it's because I want to form perfect phrases, and I always auto-correct myself while I speak, so the result is a slow speech, short phrases, but nevertheless I am able to have a long conversation with people, just a bit slow. When I took the Spanish DELE test, I stumbled a bit but I was surprised at the fluidity after a few minutes. I know people who speak much faster but their pronunciation and their grammar are horrible.
I'm learning Chinese and the same phenonenon occurs.
I'm learning Chinese and the same phenonenon occurs.
Mar 20, 2016 - 09:19 PM
Fabrice,
thanks for your feedback!
I am too am struggling a bit to put sentences together verbally but am at 95%+ accurate with flashcards and the reading comprehension portion of the workouts. I often times find myself speaking to myself (or trying to anyways!) in Spanish during the day or trying to translate things I hear in English into Spanish and then speak aloud. Like yourself, I also speak it very slowly and often have to pause and think of the correct word order or phrase to use, but if often comes out correct! It is comforting to know that this is just the natural progression of things!
thanks for your feedback!
I am too am struggling a bit to put sentences together verbally but am at 95%+ accurate with flashcards and the reading comprehension portion of the workouts. I often times find myself speaking to myself (or trying to anyways!) in Spanish during the day or trying to translate things I hear in English into Spanish and then speak aloud. Like yourself, I also speak it very slowly and often have to pause and think of the correct word order or phrase to use, but if often comes out correct! It is comforting to know that this is just the natural progression of things!