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Harry Potter speaks French |
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Written by Gadiandi
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Sunday, 25 February 2007 |
Ben and Alice have posted a great article about reading books in different languages as a learning tool. "My father turned me on to an enjoyable way to improve at a foreign language: read Harry Potter in translation. I've read Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal and Harry Potter et le Prisonier D'Azkaban,
and I got a lot of painless French and Spanish out of them. The plots
and scenarios are familiar enough that I can pick up the gist of what
is going on even if the grammar and vocabulary escape me; but after a
few times reading about the impatient lechuza in Harry's room, I can't help but gather that it is not lettuce but an owl."
Read more at BenandAlice.com
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