#language students

[salvadorbonaparte]

I was looking for translation jobs on LinkedIn and apparently there's an opening for a Latin translator. German into Latin.

[f0reverains]

linguistics students dark/choatic academia

these are all things me or my linguistics major friends have done and i thought i'd share because these things feel awfully dark academic to me and i love my friends and their little quirks

making a whole new orthography because you don't agree with the standard spelling system

making a reference grammar for your not offically recognized language

learning a language so that you can take specific courses that are only given in that language

learn a language to learn another language because the language you originally want to learn only has rescources in another language you also don't know

learn the emoji language

discuss how dyslexia would present in this emoji language, using evidence from mandarin chinese

spend most of your lectures and seminars looking up or figuring out the etymology of specific words

additionally: researching and studying linguistic topics while in classes about completely unrelated topics

geek out over cases. no seriously cases are amazing

disagree with your university regarding important debates in linguistics

argue with your teacher on the importance of dying languages

shaking your friend's hand when something is similar in your languages (even funnier if the languages are both from the same language family)

the native germanics backing each other up and arguing with the native romance language speakers (germanic languages >>)

despising english

having arguments over how vowels should be written down (mostly between us speaking germanic languages. it gets heated and we nearly never reach consensus)

disliking chomsky

despising one field but adoring others (don't breathe sociolinguistics or language development near me, but please talk to me about syntax or semantics)

mistyping 'language' as 'langugae'

feverishly going through your reference grammar books because you have an essay due in 10 hours

cursing said reference grammars because none explain the phenomenon you tried to research

[courtneysvitaitaliana]

DailyMotion- Website for language learners

Ciao a tutti! I wanted to let you know of a website called DailyMotion. On this website you will find a huge compilation of videos whether they be TV series, YouTube videos, news clips, you name it you can find it on this website.

It’s so useful for language learners because you can actually select the country of your target language (in this case I chose Brazil) and it will come up with all videos in that language and from that country! All you have to do is scroll right down to the bottom and there you will find a selection of countries to choose from. (see picture below) 

I hope this helps you like it’s helped me and Buona Giornata a tutti! 

[alicemoonwonderland]

*me studying for the next class during my free period*

*student across of me is drinking tea from a soup bowl*

......yup, I'm back in college.

[weoncewereli0ns]

Studying language seems like a good idea until you’re neck deep in cases, broken plurals, and conjugations you didn’t know even existed.

[thegardenhearth]

god i really just can't wait for fall because i'm starting school again and i'm getting my associates so i'm gonna be writing a TON and visiting art museums all over ohio! i might start a studyblr specifically for that to keep me motivated, and i feel like i can actually do that because i have a better camera now too😅

lately i've been learning a lot of stuff about mutual aid too and that feels like a career path that's really opened its doors to me. public policy and civil service are actually really interesting when you learn all the fancy terms (even if you still think the language is largely inaccessible to folks affected by policy changes the most 🙃). just wanted to share that because it's been something my partner and i are writing for and it's got me reading literally dozens of books. i haven't felt this motivated since i was a kid, and now i actually have the autonomy to do good things to help my community.

anyway, that's the life update for now! thinking i might post a little something about the books i've been reading, and then when my spanish classes start back up i'll post about that and my icelandic lessons!

[koogletv]

[Writer’s Choice] A Foreigner’s Experience: Tips for Learning Korean

South Korea has made amazing strides in presenting Korean culture to people all around the world through the cultural phenomenon known as “Hallyu” or “The Korean-Wave”. Different aspects of Hallyu including Korean dramas, movies, variety shows, food, history, style, beauty and of course – K-Pop, have all contributed significantly to the growing global rise in interest in Korean culture. Of course, this rise has, naturally, resulted in the growing interest of people wanting to learn Korean and even travel to Korea! While the idea of learning Korean sounds fun and exciting the fact of the matter is that for many learning the language can actually be quite difficult. So, if you are interested in learning Korean then here are some tips, from the experience of this non-Korean foreigner that were (and still continue to be) very helpful in improving proficiency!

[koogletv]

Gov't to Toughen Visa Rules for Language Students

The Justice Ministry is considering adding a Korean language proficiency requirement for D-4 general training visas for certain nationalities. D-4 visa is issued to those who want to study Korean at qualified institutions or learn skills or technology at public research organizations.