40: range of sounds, are many of the sounds similar to each other/ Soft vowels sounding next to hard consonants?
French has many words starting and ending with vowels, they pronounce their multi-vowels words in a legato form, connecting all of them
Figure out if there are 2 separate words in a phrase where one word begins with a vowels and one word ends or does it sound like one long word?
40: listen to rhythm, flow, accentuation, timing of the words [slow, fast?]
44: where is the emphasis in the word? Last syllable or first?
46: if you are thinking of other things while you are going to learn, you will learn little
46: 3 elements of singing: pronunciation (articulation), phonation (tone), and breathing We articulate with tongue and lips, focus on how you move mouth
56: write down lyrics as you listen and use dictionary to translate the words you don't know azlyrics.com
58: structure of sentences in songs Use songs to look at grammatical rules [for example the subjunctive case used in songs], analyze why its used by understanding the song's storyline and meaning of the lyrics
58: list with words from the songs
59: close eyes and think about what the songwriter is talking about [visualization]
60: listen to music in your head [singers hear the notes in their brains before they open their mouths and sing], by imagining you are using more of your brain
61: songs ingrain natural intonation pattern, dr. Karen ludke says that different languages have different stress patterns and this is perceived as rhythm in the spoken language [English is more stress-timed and French is more syllable-timed] Write down syllabic structure when listening, categorize each syllable as 'long' or 'short' by marking above each syllable you hear
63: dr. Ludke recommends colors to identify parts of speech, idioms, singular and plural endings
64: sing while washing dishes, brushing hair
69: "Your body is a musical instrument. It's not just your mouth that makes sounds. Your body vibrates in different places to different sounds. When you speak in your language, where is the sound coming from? Pay attention to that. The pharynx, oral cavity, and nasal cavity are the most important parts of the body that make sounds. However, the vibrations of the sounds make the chest, tracheal tree, and head areas resonate. Focus on the source of the sound and the resonance in your body. The more aware you are of your body, the better you will be at locating what parts of your body are activated when you speak"
69: mirror work to notice how your face moves. If making sounds from the same part of the body that you use in mother tongue, correct! And see how you are gesticulating.
70: some songs have high notes, others have low. Listen to how words go up and down. Russian has nasal vowels [nasal nasals are when air escapes both through nose and the mouth, touch nose it will vibrate]
74: record singing voice then compare sound to originals [helps to hear melody]
74: pretend to speak by imitating the new language without the words of the language
102: film without subtitles, then watch the same film with subtitles [read the script]. Read scene first, translate words, then watch scene. Or Reverse it. Watch scene without subtitles, write down what you think, then read script and look up words and phrases you don't know Find on French or russian search engine like the name of the movie and the word for screenplay [scenario] yahoo.fr
105: listen with eyes closed so you can focus on how people speak, then after doing this several times, write down what you don't understand
107: write vocabulary from film
108: recite scene from the script
110: live near a uni, contact international student office if you can do a language exchange and post a sign. Or website.
111: YWCA helps to find language exchanges
113: look for cultural centers and embassies for language exchanges [website might have links]
114: post ad on Craigslist [community section] the community section also has interest groups, maybe able to join the clubs
123: blog in language [live-journal.com]
125: internet group on yahoo [groups.yahoo.com]
126: talk to self in language
147: read and listen to the audiobook at the same time or just listen to audiobook