Language Learning: Sounding Like a Native

https://blog.thelinguist.com/sounding-like-a-native Can we learn to sound like a native speaker in the language we are learning, in other words to be taken for a native by a native speaker? The answer in my view is unlikely, extremely unlikely. Is it a worthwhile goal? Only in the sense of something we strive for but know we will not achieve. Language learning is about discovering a new language and culture, and communicating with people. It is not a performance sport. Timelines: 0:05 YouTube contributed to the polyglot community. 1:04 You are able to perceive more sounds as you pass your 3d language. 2:00 Sounding like a native is unrealistic and distracting. 3:54 Only natives can judge whether you sound like a native. 4:43 Sounding like a native doesn’t matter. 5:35 Good command of a language is far more important. 6:33 Language is not a performing sport. 7:22 Tips for improving your accent. 8:09 Language is a holistic thing. 9:03 I don’t want any allowances while speaking to natives. 9:45 I won’t be mistaken for a native. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann