mandi walls velocity ignite 2014: mandi learns languages
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5 minute ignite talk from Velocity Ignite 2014. June 24, 2014.TRANSCRIPT
Mandi Learns LanguagesA Velocity Ignite Adventure
*I am not a linguist. If there is anything offensive here, it’s unintentional. This time.
2008OneMBA Global Team 1
Latin
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dlanham/3787190526
Spanish
• Flashcards
• CDs
• Rosetta
• Group tutor
• Private tutor
http://www.vanidades.com/
español
• Aprender español es muy difícil para mí
• Los sustantivos son masculinos o femeninos
• What is up with that? ¡Dios mio!
I travel a lot
Trying Something New
• Duolingo
• App on my phone
• Cute
Languages Included
Components
• Has reading, writing, listening, speaking tasks
• The languages all follow similar path of words and constructs
• Collect points to get extras like idioms
Which Language?
*Except French
English is Lazy
• The is just the
• Nouns aren’t gendered
• Verbs aren’t too weird - I run, you run, they run
• There’s no flare: ü, ñ, ß, ¡, ç, ô, ã
The/A Woman
la mujer
una mujer
la donna
una donna
die Frau
eine Frau
a mulher
uma mulher
The/An Apple
la manzana
una manzana
la mela
una mela
der Apfel
ein Apfel
a maçã
uma maçã
the boy / the boys
el niño
los niños
il ragazzo
i ragazzi
die Junge
die Jungen
o menino
os meninos
I eat
Yo como Mangio
Ich esse Eu como
the boys eat
los niños comen i ragazzi mangiano
die Jungs essen os meninos comer
The men drink water
los hombres beben agua gli uomini bevono acqua
die Männer trinken Wasser
os homens bebem água
Odd Things
• Noun genders are maddening
• El vestido - ES, masculino - the dress
• das Mädchen - DE, neuter - the girl
• The dissimilar things make the individual languages easier to remember
• The Portuguese voice breathes funny
Thank You
gracias grazie
danke obrigada