Hi everyone,
I have stalked this subreddit for quite a while. I'm bilingual, having learned Spanish completely through the school system in the United States as a non-heritage speaker. My family is literally all of white ethnicity—mom's side British/Russian, dad's side Italian. Although I'd love to get into the nitty gritty as to how I've learned and maintained my Spanish as my L2, I'm here to gather input from you all.
I am currently a Undergraduate Senior in a Seminar class, doing a research paper entitled "How Language Learning Transforms The Individual." I have to collect primary data as a part of writing my paper. Your guys' responses will be some of my primary data, as I want to learn how FOR YOU language learning has transformed you. What you all will have to say will directly contribute to my research, and I’ll be including insights from this discussion in my paper. I truly appreciate the time and thought you put into sharing your experiences!
I know that language learning can transform an individual in a myriad of ways, but as a suggestion to start your response, you could talk about how you it's changed the way you think; perceive the world, people, your L1; interact with different cultures; or even understand yourself. I Please also introduce yourself briefly—maybe like your native language, how many languages you speak, how you maintain languages beyond your L1, how/where/why you picked up the language, or anything else you think is pertinent. Of course anything beyond these suggestions but still pertinent to the focus of my paper is welcomed here, too! Whether you’re fluent in multiple languages or just starting your journey, I’d love to hear how even small steps in language learning have influenced you. If possible, I’d love to hear specific stories! Maybe a time when speaking another language opened a new door for you, helped you in an unexpected way, or made you see the world differently
These benefits can be more obvious—like opportunity to talk with natives of the language, trips to some countries where the language is predominantly spoken, or engaging with the culture in other ways like new music, delicious food, attending holiday events, religion, etc. Alternatively, they can be more intrinsic in nature, such as how you've made a process of learning something abstract meaningful for you. Just for fun, if you also have any "unique" tips that you've used that have been of most help to your understanding of the language, you can also put those here.
Anyway, I hope to engage in some meaningful dialogue with you all as well. I really look forward to seeing what you guys have to say, and I know that I'm going to get some fruitful discussion points to bring up in my paper based off what you guys say. Thanks in advance!
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