Stereotypes !

Hi,
My name is Rodrigo, I'm 20, I'm from Brazil and I'm here to learn and improve my English before I go to college.
When people think about my country, they're excited about the girls, partys, the carnaval, etc.
On the other hand, talking about negative aspects, they think about the violence, dangerous cities, drugs, etc.
Before coming here to the USA I had some stereotypes in my mind, like, most people have problems with their weight, because there's a lot of fast food here. American people are very nationalistic and I think that they are not hopitable with tourists and visitors.

So, I've been here around 5 months and now I have another idea totally different than I had before I came.

Dominican Girl Writting About Some Stereostypes

Hi,
I'm Natacha from the Dominican Republic. I've been living in Miami since December 27th 2011.
I want to get a dregree in English Language and after I will start a Masters at a university.

People have a different stereotypes of my country. Some people think that we are friendlely and a happy country. Other people think that we are a good place to relax and have a nice vacation and many people think that we are the land of the Merengue.

Before I arrived here I had an idea how the Americans are. Now I can see which have been right, they are hard-working - too many people have more than one job. Other words that can describe Americans are nacionalistic and respectful about your way of thinking.

The amazing U.S.A

My name is Amjad Amuodi.I'm from Saudi Arabia .A lot of people think we live in the desert and we don't have schools and colleges but that is not true. Before I came to United Stutes,I thought the American people were very respectful but that is not completly true. They are very warm people, hospitable and very humorous.

stereotypes of Abdulaziz

My name is Abdulaziz and I am 22 yeas old. I came here to miami to study English for Threee months then i will go back to Saudi Arabia to continue the bachelors.

People think that Saudi Arabiaans are still riding a camels today, but in facti don't think so.

Holiday in Miami

My name is Julien; I am from France and I live in Bordeaux. I am in my third year of Pharmacy and I am here for improving my english. People think that all the French are polite but in fact it's not true. When a french tourist visits a new country, he is very particular. Everything must be perfect and the Europeans say we are not very polite.
Before, I thought that americans were fat and after I arrived, I didn't see a lot of obese people.

The stereotype world

Hi everybody today I'm going to talk about the stereotypes in my country and the American country; The people around the world view Mexico like a never ending party, all the dishes have tortilla, the Mexican appearance is with big black hats, a mustache, and always playing maracas. Also the music is always Mariachi.

The stereotypes that I had before I arrived in the U.S.A, were that a lot of people were fat, they're too nationalistic, they're not humorous, they're ignorant people; but when I stayed here for a few weeks my stereotypes changed, and now I think that some people are fat, they're still too nationalistic, most of them are very humorous, and they're not ignorant at all, just in the cultures of different countries.

Learning a foreign language

Learning a foreign language

            Learning a foreign language is now necessary due to Globalization. Indeed, countries are more and more opened and submitted to new requirements, such as new markets or the increase of immigration. A lot of people begin to learn another language during adulthood, which is more complicated because the brain is less capable to assimilate information. In order to facilitate this problem, some strategies can be used for learning a foreign language. First, it is important to educate the ears to a new accent and pronunciation. And then, it is better to understand the meaning of the words with examples without using a dictionary.

            Reading and listening are two different skills. We can understand the majority of the words when we read, but if we listen to the same information it could be more difficult because we probably do not know how to pronounce a word. That is why, it is a necessity to accustom ourselves to new sounds and accents. For instance, in my case, watching a movie with English subtitles permits me to be familiar with the American accent. Another technique would be to listen to American songs with the lyrics and try to recognize the words while the song is playing.

            When we do not understand the meaning of a word, our first reaction is to translate the word in our language with the dictionary. But this is not the best method. Before using the dictionary, it would be better to try to understand the meaning with others similar words or with examples of the current life.

            To sum up, I can say that two good ways to learn a foreign language are, to accustom our ears to the accents by watching movies or listening to music, and to understand the meaning of a word with other similar words or examples. We can notice that if we want to know another language, learning in a classroom is not enough. We must be opened and still be curious to improve.

John Le Parc