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Hello everyone!
This is Gabriel Wyner, from TowerofBabelfish.com.
So!
Today, we have a personal story and a language tip for you.
The story:
A few months ago, I was seized by panic due to my French
Why?
I learned French in 2010
in 5 months
and it wasn't bad, but
after that, I did other things
I learned Russian,
I started learning Hungarian this year
and after these other languages
and after 2.5 years
I forgot most of my French
and for me, it was disasterous
not only because I'd like to retain my French forever
but I've said quite publicly
that I can speak French fluently
and I say that again in my book
so forgetting French, for me,
was a nightmare.
And I *had* nightmares:
Someone comes up to me
and publicly exposes me as a liar
it was terrible.
What to do?
At the time, I didn't have time to re-learn French
I was in the process of writing a book
and learning Hungarian
and also, I don't like learning two languages at once
I don't like it.
So, what to do?
And here's the tip:
If you want to refresh a language
and you don't want to work at it
watch television.
It's like magic
One month ago
I started watching the TV series 24 (dubbed in French, no subtitles)
with Kiefer Sutherland
I watched 3 seasons
a few hours a day
and suddenly, my French came back like before
it was a pleasure
it was simple
it was like relaxation
and
I don't know
it's a perfect method for refreshing things
it's not really a method for improving a language
it's not bad,
but it's not really a "method"
but for refreshing something
to refresh a language
that you've forgotten a bit
it's perfect
So, that was my tip!
Thank you
Until next time!