Me talk pretty one day
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Me talk pretty one day
— David Sedaris
Learning a new foreign language can be a difficult task, which demands great time, commitment and effort put it in, in order to success in speaking the new language. No matter what age you start learning foreign languages, it will often be associated with a great deal of insecurity at first and experiencing that formulating even simple sentences can be a real struggle. Growing up, we are usually being taught the foreign language in school, a safe enviroment with helpful teachers and positive feedback, which make us feel more successful. There are however other effective methods on teaching a new language, such as moving to a country, where you are forced to speak the language constantly.
With the theme of attitude to learning a foreign language, David Sedaris, in his essay, ”Me talk pretty one day” from 2005, tells the story of his personal experiences with learning the French language, which was far from safe, but however in the end very effective.
In his essay, the 41-years old David Sedaris writes about his experiences on learning French at an international school in Paris, France, starting off with a minimal French-knowledge, which he had obtained in a language class in New York that endured only one month. When attending the French class in Paris, he is quickly intimidated by how well the other young students speak the language. This however seems to be his least problem, compared to the intimidating and strict French teacher, who tears David Sedaris and the rest of the class down, and takes all courage and self-esteem out of them, because they can’t speak fluent French. David Sedaris describes how the teacher resolutely enters the classroom “The teacher marched in [...] ” (ll. 16-17, p. 6), which gives the impression of a very strict and harsh woman. He furthermore compares her to a wild animal; ready to attack at any time “She crouched low for her attack [...] (l. 52, p. 7). Through this very vivid description
Me talk pretty one day
— David Sedaris
Learning a new foreign language can be a difficult task, which demands great time, commitment and effort put it in, in order to success in speaking the new language. No matter what age you start learning foreign languages, it will often be associated with a great deal of insecurity at first and experiencing that formulating even simple sentences can be a real struggle. Growing up, we are usually being taught the foreign language in school, a safe enviroment with helpful teachers and positive feedback, which make us feel more successful. There are however other effective methods on teaching a new language, such as moving to a country, where you are forced to speak the language constantly.
With the theme of attitude to learning a foreign language, David Sedaris, in his essay, ”Me talk pretty one day” from 2005, tells the story of his personal experiences with learning the French language, which was far from safe, but however in the end very effective.
In his essay, the 41-years old David Sedaris writes about his experiences on learning French at an international school in Paris, France, starting off with a minimal French-knowledge, which he had obtained in a language class in New York that endured only one month. When attending the French class in Paris, he is quickly intimidated by how well the other young students speak the language. This however seems to be his least problem, compared to the intimidating and strict French teacher, who tears David Sedaris and the rest of the class down, and takes all courage and self-esteem out of them, because they can’t speak fluent French. David Sedaris describes how the teacher resolutely enters the classroom “The teacher marched in [...] ” (ll. 16-17, p. 6), which gives the impression of a very strict and harsh woman. He furthermore compares her to a wild animal; ready to attack at any time “She crouched low for her attack [...] (l. 52, p. 7). Through this very vivid description