Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

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Given the choices below, which are the 2 most likely reasons you visit the language learner's forum?

learn
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56%
teach
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4%
socialize
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37%
argue
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3%
 
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Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby leosmith » Sun May 07, 2017 5:42 pm

I enjoy spending time at language learning sites such as this one. Over the years my reasons for visiting have changed a bit. I used to focus more on teaching people stuff, and rarely admitted to myself that I was learning a lot more from the forum than the forum was learning from me. I enjoyed arguing a lot in the past, but now it seems a bit futile; people are going to change their views on language learning about as easily as those on sex, religion and politics. These days I'm trying to become mainly a learner here. I still deal out a lot of advice, which is fine, but I think I'm spending more time seriously considering and trying out things other people have posted.

I'm curious other forum members are mainly here for. No judgements. Please share.
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Re: Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby aokoye » Sun May 07, 2017 7:18 pm

Given the choices I chose learn and socialize. There are plenty of other places (that are also civil for the most part) that I can and do go to have debates about things like politics, social issues, etc. I will critically discuss some of the articles that people post links to, but that is far from arguing.
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Re: Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby norgeka » Mon May 08, 2017 5:55 am

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Re: Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby smallwhite » Mon May 08, 2017 6:18 am

Great question! Makes me rethink the time I'm spending here. I am here to learn how to learn faster and better, but I think I've found the answer a long time ago and I have not learnt much since then. Diminishing returns as they say.

Will delete the LLorg bookmark on the smartphone that I use at home to study. Thanks!
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Re: Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby Fortheo » Mon May 08, 2017 7:32 am

Learn and socialize with people who have similar interests as me.
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Re: Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby Brun Ugle » Mon May 08, 2017 9:18 am

I tell myself I come here to learn, but in reality, socializing is probably just as important to me, maybe more. I also enjoy the chance to help others, but I often don't really feel all that qualified.
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Re: Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby blaurebell » Mon May 08, 2017 11:42 am

I come here to learn and socialise, but also like to participate in intelligent discussions. That said, I realise that arguing about language learning rather than making progress with my languages is a particularly silly form of procrastination, so I occasionally regret participating in discussions. I try to keep the discussions to a minimum, but occasionally can't resist. :?

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Re: Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby zenmonkey » Mon May 08, 2017 1:27 pm

Learn and socialise.
And to lose myself with the dark time-suck that is inhabited by the imaginary people inside this hole called the Internet.

(At least here I can pretend to read posts in the accents of Donald Duck and Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale and Zlad!
That's probably not very politically correct.)
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Re: Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby Chung » Mon May 08, 2017 2:42 pm

Learning is good, but flipping the rhetorical table or testing your knowledge indirectly by calling out mistakes in small doses is better ;)
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Re: Learn, teach, socialize or argue?

Postby Hank » Mon May 08, 2017 3:09 pm

I have learned a great deal about how to learn and study languages on this forum but my main goal has always been socialization. It's all about hanging out with a group of friends that have a common interest.
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