Folium: The Beauty of Learning Another Language via Thought Catalog

Posted by LEAF Architect on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 · Leave a Comment

Folium: The Beauty of Learning Another Language via Thought Catalog

The LEAF Project is fundamentally designed to supply the attentive language learner with interesting and applicable articles and educational resources. Above all else, LEAF is devoted to giving you reasons to continue diving into the depths of culture. I’m going to go out on a limb and say that passion driven learning is one of the best reasons to further immerse yourself in any subject matter. And that’s the beauty of learning another language!

http://thoughtcatalog.com/

For those of you who have never heard of The Thought Catalog, it is an online archive containing thousands of stimulating and relatable non-fiction articles. The topics of the articles, much like their authors, are as eclectic and varied as you can imagine. (Chelsea Fagan, a writer for the online journal, wonderfully illustrates what it’s like to experience the triumphs and tribulations of becoming bilingual in her submission titled “The Beauty of Learning Another Language.”) As a language lover, the title of this particular submission caught my interest instantaneously, and immediately whirled me into a world of wondrous passion for the written and spoken word.

“In a certain way, the learning of a new language is always a love story.” – Thought Catalog

In the beginning the prospect of bilingual wisdom is slow and can be intimidating. As you learn to pronounce the vocabulary, understand the words, and finally formulate sentences, it slowly becomes second nature to think, speak, and even dream in the new dialect.

“Every day, every second, provides a new opportunity to trip and stumble into a new level of understanding, of pronunciation, of fluid ability to express oneself.” – Thought Catalog

But what is so enticing about a particular language? Is it the tones and inflections of the native speakers? Is it the culture that appeals to you? What about being able to express yourself in a multitude of ways? Or maybe it’s just the thought of being better suited for your career that drives you to study for hours, days, months, and even years. Whatever the driving force may be, hold on to that. As you go on developing your language skills you may find more reasons to love what you’re doing, but nothing will be as sweet as looking back to remember where and why you began and ultimately realizing how far you’ve come.

– Alyssa Davis, guest author.