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EN: I'm going to take a break.
ES: Voy a tomar un descanso.
FR: Je vais faire une pause.
ID: Aku mau istirahat sebentar.
IT: Mi prendo una pausa.
PT: Vou fazer uma pausa.
SW: Nitapumzika.
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Do L1 speakers of a language whose parents have another language as an L1 have a different level than that of L1 speakers of the same language whose parents are also L1 speakers of that language?
E.g. An 🇺🇸 whose L1 is EN but whose parents' L1 is ES.
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What is a grammatical ‘error’ in your mother tongue that you say even though you know it is considered grammatically incorrect?
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You speak a variety of an L2 language which has a variety considered the 'prestige' or 'standard' variety. What do you say when you hear condescending comments about the variety you speak?
E.g. L2 speakers of 🇨🇦 FR who are told they aren't learning 'real' French.
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For language learners whose mother tongue is NOT English, how do you feel when you are learning an L2 language (not English) and a native speaker of that L2 language responds to you in English when you try to speak to them in your L2 language to practise?
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What pronunciation difficulty do you have in your L2 language that gives you away when you are speaking it with a native speaker?
I know that in Portuguese it’s my vowel sounds, particularly knowing whether it’s an open or closed E or O sound.
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Even though it’s his L2 language he was the first astronaut to speak French to the media while en route to the moon. Trying to contain my tears of joy as an ENORMOUS space exploration geek and language lover.
Combining my two greatest passions in life.
The first astronaut in history to speak French while en route to the moon — Canada’s very own @astro_jeremy 🇨🇦
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Bom dia 🇧🇷!
Estou de volta. Vou ter a oportunidade de praticar o meu português.
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Language enthusiasts, what do you think about raising your children in your L2 language and not in your mother tongue?
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Got my test results on my Swahili oral test.
I got a 2+ based on the ILR rating scale, which apparently is the equivalent to a B2 in the CEFR framework. Started learning Swahili from scratch on September 30th 2022.
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I would like to get my Swahili tested sometime this year. In my personal opinion, below are my current levels. I'll check back in after my test to see how accurate I was in my self-assessment.
Reading: B1
Writing: A2-B1
Comprehension: A2-B1
Speaking: A2-B1
And you?
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Multilinguals, which of your L2 languages did you learn to a B1 level the fastest and why?
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For multilinguals who feel that your personality changes depending on the language you speak, what in particular changes? Do you make different decisions, do you have different feelings, does your behaviour change, etc. depending on the language?
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Have any of you ever prepared for an ILR scale test in an L2 language?
If so what did you do to prepare?
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Had a chat with a friend who is too shy to speak her L2 language because of her accent in it.
How much does your accent in your L2 language prevent you from speaking it with speakers of that L2 language?
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For those in relationships with a partner who has a different native language to yours, where did you meet?
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What is an interesting fact about your mother tongue that you didn’t know about until an L2 learner of your mother tongue told you?
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What is the main reason why some learners are very good at pronunciation in their L2 languages?
1) They listen closely to L1 speakers
2) They do shadowing of L1 speakers
3) They do specialised pronunciation exercises
4) They have similar sounds in their L1 language
45%Option 1
36%Option 2
0%Option 3
18%Option 4
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For those of you who code-switch between languages very often, how conscious are you of your code-switching?
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For those of you learning an L2 language, out of a scale of 1 (not at all) to 10 (very) how uncomfortable do you feel when native speakers of your L2 language use grammatical structures/vocabulary different to those you are learning in class or in textbooks?
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Before going to 🇹🇿, when I told people about my struggles learning Swahili, the common response was: 'They'll already be impressed that you know some basic greetings'.
Does anyone find this kind of response to be dismissive of a language and a culture?