danburylibrary.info http://danburylibrary.info/esl Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:27:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 en When we were young and learning English http://danburylibrary.info/esl/2009/10/15/when-we-were-young-and-learning-english/ http://danburylibrary.info/esl/2009/10/15/when-we-were-young-and-learning-english/#comments Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:30:37 +0000 danburylc http://danburylibrary.info/esl/?p=733 I came from Taiwan and people my age started learning English in 5th grade.  However, I have the advantage of learning English even before the other kids because my older brother decided to teach us English one day after he learned it in school.  So my sisters and I started from “This is a book” & “That is a pen,” armed with an English-Chinese dictionary.  It was fun because we used to tease at each other for the strange sounds coming out of our mouth.  As I grew up, many of my friends listened to a local American radio station, ICRT, which played a lot of popular American songs.  We even had American teachers in college who would teach us some of the lyrics.

We’d love to hear your experience of when you first started learning English or any other languages, either here or in your country.  Tell us what worked for you and what didn’t.

Lesley Boruch
Language Center Librarian

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Stop by the Danbury Library today to register for ELLIS™, an English language-learning program. One of our instructors, available during these hours, will get you started. You’ll then be able to study at your own pace and connect to ELLIS™ from home whenever you’re ready.

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One of the biggest complaints to learning a language is that you’d either have to have a CD or tape player or be tied to a computer.  Danbury Library carries a selection of popular languages in playaways for you to choose from.  You can now learn French or Spanish while jogging or cooking.

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If you like using Rosetta Stone to learn another language, you’ll probably like Tell Me More. It offers popular language choices such as Spanish, French, German, and Italian. Tell Me More is a comprehensive program which covers all of the essential areas of language acquisition: reading, writing, speaking, listening, grammar, vocabulary, and culture. You may also choose from 14 different languages to personalize your menu. You will need a Danbury Library card to access the program.

(Click on the logo to access Tell Me More.)

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