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Language Learning Worldwide

Language Learning Worldwide. According to Ethnologue, there are currently 6,912 living languages, defined as languages that people speak today. English. First language speakers : 309–400 million Second language speakers: 199–1,400 million. Chinese. 中文. Traditional Chinese 漢語

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Language Learning Worldwide

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  1. Language Learning Worldwide According to Ethnologue, there are currently 6,912 living languages, defined as languages that people speak today.

  2. English First language speakers: 309–400 million Second language speakers: 199–1,400 million

  3. Chinese 中文 Traditional Chinese 漢語 Simplified Chinese 汉语 Different pronunciation system in each dialect, but the same written system

  4. 한국어 Korean 78 million speakers

  5. 日本語Nihongo Japanese About 130 million speakers Japanese is written from left to right

  6. Dutch Portuguese German French Spanish

  7. How People Learn Languages • First Language Learning is DIFFERENT from Second language Learning. • First Language: unconsciously, immerged in the language, less effort in learning • From Listening and Speaking to Reading and Writing

  8. How People Learn Languages • Second Language: consciously learning, less input, transfer from L1, more effort in learning • From reading, listening, to writing and then speaking

  9. Ways to Learn a Second Language • Bilingual Programs (L1 & L2) • Immersion Programs (L2 environment) • Monolingual Programs (only L2 instruction) • Online Learning • Convenient • Lot of resources • Time saving • Learners control learning pace

  10. Thank You 谢谢 Gracias Merci

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