Top 3 Reasons to Learn a Foreign Language from a Native Speaker
I lived in Seoul, Korea for 16 months in my early 20's. I was immersed in the culture, lived with other Koreans, worked and served with them day and night. I love Korea and I love Koreans. Loyal, kind and smart. Also fun, very fun people! In fact, I lived above a bar for a few months and heard the fun of the 노래방 , Korean style karaoke , late into the night. As I walked and talked with Koreans for many months, I realized something. The best way to truly learn a foreign language is from people who are actually from that place with the language you're trying to learn. Now don't get me wrong, learning from other non-native speakers still has it's place and is still good practice. But have you ever looked at some (not all) of the English workbooks created by non-English speakers? I've tutored plenty of Koreans and Chinese in the English language and some of the things they learned in class were straight from the 70's or things we would never actually s