Comments posted by Suzeparis

1 comments

Sort by: newest first or most popular first

Picture of Suzeparis4 achievements

+12 1. Suzeparis commented 15 years ago on video Are women born this way?

This is perfect! I have been wanting to record a baby at that age in every language. I have always maintained that they talk without words in the rhythms and music of their mother tongue. They first learn the music. Then come the words. It's at about 16 to 18 months that I have noticed this happening.If you record a French baby doing the same exact thing, he or she (mostly she) will sound as though they are speaking French the way this child sounds like she is speaking American English. In other words, (ahem!) we learn language the way we learn a song with lyrics. First the tune. Then the words. I am a language teacher. Currently, we teach foreign languages backwards. First the words (and the grammar!) and then the tune. And everybody ends up with an accent because they never learned the tune first. If you are interested in our making progress in language instruction, please contact me. suzeparis@gmail.com. Thanks. Suzanne White