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Foreign Language for Cadets
One growing aspect at most major colleges in the United States is the requirement to learn a foreign language. The service academies are no different in this aspect and require all cadets to take at least one year (two semesters) of a foreign language. What makes them different is the selection process for your language.
D-Lab
During basic training, cadets will take a test to identify their ability for foreign languages. Cadets will be presented with a fictitious language that they must learn in about an hour. They must identify grammar patterns and simple vocabulary. Most cadets consider this test to be a horribly method to identify who is better at languages, but non-the-less, it is the method that is used …show more content…
It’s just one of those things you need to be fully committed to, or not even bother trying at all. The hard way to learn a language would be to simply immerse one’s self in the language. While it’s not the most recommended way for learning a language, simply being around people that speak the language can be very beneficial.
If you’re one of those looking for a more methodical approach to learning a language, you might want to invest in software designed to help you learn a language. “Rosetta stone” is a popular example of software that can help you learn languages you want to be fluent in. There are also language learning books you can use to sharpen your language skills.
The main reason many people have a difficult time when trying to learn a language, is their lack of consistency. You won’t become great at swimming if you only swam once a year, and the same theory applies to learning a language. You have to remain dedicated, and make it your mission to learn something new about the language every day. Even if you only learn five new words on a daily basis, you will add 155 words from a different language into your vocabulary every
Foreign Language for Cadets
One growing aspect at most major colleges in the United States is the requirement to learn a foreign language. The service academies are no different in this aspect and require all cadets to take at least one year (two semesters) of a foreign language. What makes them different is the selection process for your language.
D-Lab
During basic training, cadets will take a test to identify their ability for foreign languages. Cadets will be presented with a fictitious language that they must learn in about an hour. They must identify grammar patterns and simple vocabulary. Most cadets consider this test to be a horribly method to identify who is better at languages, but non-the-less, it is the method that is used …show more content…
It’s just one of those things you need to be fully committed to, or not even bother trying at all. The hard way to learn a language would be to simply immerse one’s self in the language. While it’s not the most recommended way for learning a language, simply being around people that speak the language can be very beneficial.
If you’re one of those looking for a more methodical approach to learning a language, you might want to invest in software designed to help you learn a language. “Rosetta stone” is a popular example of software that can help you learn languages you want to be fluent in. There are also language learning books you can use to sharpen your language skills.
The main reason many people have a difficult time when trying to learn a language, is their lack of consistency. You won’t become great at swimming if you only swam once a year, and the same theory applies to learning a language. You have to remain dedicated, and make it your mission to learn something new about the language every day. Even if you only learn five new words on a daily basis, you will add 155 words from a different language into your vocabulary every