[LD-SIG Discussion List] Learning a foreign language...

[Ronald James]

Dear all, 

it was good to meet or get to know a bit better so many LD
people at the JALT conference. The best bits for me were
just sitting down and talking together! Look forward to
more!

I am thinking of a learner development/teacher development
project and wonder if other people anywhere may be
interested. I've mentioned it to a couple of people (sorry
for the boring repetition...)  

The idea is simply to learn a foreign language and keep a
learner/teacher diary in order to understand and reflect
on the experiences of those we teach or guide - the
challenges, disappointments, discoveries, peaks and
valleys. I did it last year with Spanish (a language
chosen for not being immediately useful!) - and aim to
start with Korean in January, maybe in a class or with a
group of people who want to learn... It could be as
solitary, independent, cooperative, structured or not as
suits you. 

Anyone interested in joining this adventure? Have a think
about it and let me know sometime.

Thanks,
Jim Ronald