What does learning What does learning a language say a language say

about me?about me?

I can read well in another language as well as my own.

I am literateI am literate

...and therefore I must be good at communicating in my own.

I can communicate in I can communicate in another languageanother language

I do not worry if what I say is not perfect – as long as I can get the message across!

I am confidentI am confident

I often have to think of several things at the same time.

I am able to multi-task.I am able to multi-task.

I can hear the detail in the words you say.

I have highly developed I have highly developed listening skillslistening skills

I have to think of I have to think of interesting things to say interesting things to say

and write. and write.

I am creativeI am creative

everyone finds some parts a bit stressful!

I perform well under I perform well under pressurepressure

I am not one of those people who thinks that my way must be the right way.

I am open to new I am open to new experiences and culturesexperiences and cultures

some people think languages are very hard and rather scary

I am braveI am brave

• I have learned loads of words and how to spell them!

I have a good memory.I have a good memory.

I know that life is different in other parts of the world

I am culturally aware.I am culturally aware.

I want to discover the rest of the world.

I am internationalI am international

some bits are hard – but I stick at it!

I persevereI persevere

...and that would give ...and that would give me double the skills!me double the skills!

Now that I know how to learn a foreign language, I could

use those skills to learn more languages.

I am often able to guess what words mean because of the context they are in

I can think logicallyI can think logically

and the more I see them, the more obvious they become.

I can see and apply I can see and apply patternspatterns

I will never be stuck with “um” and “er”

I can think on my feet I can think on my feet and express myself and express myself verbally.verbally.

I can always think of I can always think of another way of doing or another way of doing or

phrasing somethingphrasing something

I can solve problems and think outside the box