Innovative and Effective Methods of Learning other Languages and the Benefits for Business Graduates

Mehryar Nooriafsharmehryar@usq.edu.au

BusinessUniversity of Southern Queensland

INFLUENCES

DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

Different Languages

Why Learn a New Language?

New Language

Adopt or imitate a different personality

Tap into different parts of our brain

Learn and use different sounds

New Language

Takes us on a journey which makes us appreciate others and ourselves in

a different way

English

English

People from different linguistic

backgrounds converse in English

Hence:

• They immerse in a different culture through the common language (English); and

• They discover different ways of expressing themselves; and

• enjoy the experience and learn from it.

ENGLISH

Similarly, A person from a non English-speaking background speaks English to person from an English-speaking background

Hence that person:

•immerses in a different culture through the common language (English); •discovers different ways of expressing thoughts and feelings; and

•enjoys that experience and learns from it.

ENGLISH

A native English-speaking person misses out on that experience

English

A different language for a native English-speaking person can be:

• desire by others to practise and show off their foreign language skills by speaking English;

• reluctance to create unusual sounds by shaping lips and positioning tongue; and

• reluctance to lose control and command.

REASONS FOR LEARNING ENGLISH

Therefore, the reason fornot learning and using a different

language for a native English speaking person is:

A NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSON AND A NEW LANGUAGE

To fully immerse in a different culture, one needs to converse the language of that culture.

FULL IMMERSION

Was wollen Sie?

Was wilst Du?

FOR EXAMPLE:

•Aggression;

•Authority;

•Humiliation;

•Barrier; or

•Friendliness.

INFORMAL ADDRESS

Referring to people using the formal you would create a barrier which makes the use of first names almost impossible.

FORMAL ADDRESS

THE INGLISH PRONOUN YOU AND

DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

That is why the First Name Terms are more common in English-speaking societies.

THE INGLISH PRONOUN YOU AND

DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

LEARNING CONCEPTS

LEARNING CONCEPTS

Learning in a Natural Manner

LEARNING CONCEPTS

Learning by Understanding

LEARNING CONCEPTS

Learning by Understanding

LEARNING CONCEPTS

THE FUTURE

•Provides a new outlook on life;

•Understand others and ourselves in a different way;

•Expand the boundaries of actual and virtual worlds; and

•Tap into new and different parts of our brain.

CONCLUSIONS