How to listen without translating in your TL

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Re: How to listen without translating in your TL

Postby rdearman » Sat Jul 07, 2018 8:42 pm

messi1 wrote:What does TL stand for?

Target Language. Eg the language you are learning.
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Re: How to listen without translating in your TL

Postby Carmody » Sun Jul 08, 2018 12:37 am

TL=target language
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Re: How to listen without translating in your TL

Postby Cainntear » Tue Jul 10, 2018 6:26 pm

messi1 wrote:What does TL stand for?

"Target language" -- i.e. the language you're trying to learn.
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Re: How to listen without translating in your TL

Postby tomgosse » Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:13 pm

Carmody wrote:I am learning French and am doing massive amounts of native input, like movies.

I am told not to translate when listening.

Do people have suggestions?

I've found the advice of this young woman very helpful. Frencheezi I purchased a French only dictionary on her advice.
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Re: How to listen without translating in your TL

Postby Carmody » Tue Jul 10, 2018 10:44 pm

Thank you Tom, I will subscribe to her.
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