December 4, 2012
Language=motor skill
Learning a second language also means acquiring a new motor skill, which consists of not only action but also perception. Perception and action mutually support each other in the development of the skill. Observation and imitation play an important learning role here; so do motor imagery and mental practice.
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Dear Prof. Chen,
ReplyDeleteCan language be acquired as a motor skill? I believe that mental practice can be a powerful way to learn a lot of skills. For example, mental practice in sports, music, and more. When talking about second language acquisition, perhaps speech performance can be taken as a skill and may be effectively developed by doing mental rehearsal of speech performances.
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Dear Prof. Chen,
ReplyDeletewhen I was learning Korean,
there were some similar sounds in Korean which I couldn't differentiate. When I watched Korean soap operas, I tried
to imitate and imagine how the actors spoke Korean.
I focused on those similar sounds. When I finished all the Korean soap operas I had, I thought I could do a better job of pronouncing and differentiating those sounds. As a result, it was in vain. I think the corrective feedback from language teachers is important to me.
區辨語音是開始正確發音的第一步，但是即便能區辨語音，到正確發出標準的語音之間還有很長的一段路要走。
ReplyDelete比方說，許多外籍學生能區分出zi zhi的不同，但是要發得標準無誤，又是另一項大工程了。
不過，區辨是重要的第一步。
為什麼「知」與「行」之間會有落差呢？「知」與「行」是否可以相互增強？就是說：知以力行，行以致知。不知固然無以行，不行亦非知。
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