Learning a new language

I know there are many out there who know me, who would suggest that English would be a good starting point for me. I will ignore those siren voices and tell them that my English improves by the day. I was going to learn Spanish as it is a widely spoken language across the world. Sadly I was put off by the fact that Mrs T and certain family members are fluent in Spanish and they would notice that my new found linguistic skills were like Swiss cheese, full of holes. I considered Arabic but I think that miight take me a 100 years to learn so that is a non starter. I have decided to go for French as it is the language of the lovers and I think it suits me nicely. I think there are lots of french words that have crept into our language and I did study it in first year seniors at Ellergreen Comprehensive. The main problem is recall (and that is a big problem) It was Bruner who said all children have a language device which means up until the age of 7 they can learn any language, however I am just past 7 so it remains difficult. I find the genderising of words quite difficult and I need to practice as often as I can. However I will continue with my French lessons and the next time I see you it will be Enchante Madame or something like that


Jean Bell