Re:Tacit knowledge is more important than deliberate practice
by dmurray on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @07:00PM
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Some people who learn to speak foreign languages fast seem to do this. They copy a native speaker exaggeratedly, almost to the point of parody. And of course young children learn in the same way, by imitating everything rather than trying to filter for the "relevant" bits and imitating those. Most of us are too self-conscious to do this properly though.
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Re:Tacit knowledge is more important than deliberate practice
by Wistar on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @07:16PM
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Ah, interesting. Back in my presentation days, I found that, if I pretended to be a fire and brimstone preacher when I practiced speeches, and dialed it back when I actually gave the speech, those speeches went a lot better, and were better received.
Re:Tacit knowledge is more important than deliberate practice
by partyboat1586 on Thursday June 11, 2020 @05:02AM
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I'm really good at accents because I imitate exactly. People think I'm a native when I say hello then I can't understand anything after that because I'm really bad at remembering vocabulary.
It's kind of scaring me off moving to another country to learn the language because I struggle to remember words in English. At the same time I know I would master the words and phrases I do learn plus I've always wanted to try being immersed in another culture. Terrified of not being understood I guess.
Re:Tacit knowledge is more important than deliberate practice
by travisjungroth on Wednesday June 10, 2020 @07:11PM
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lol this is me with Spanish. I say common phrases with all the details right, so people think I know more than I do. I actually speak better than I understand.