As we all know, studying a language is different from living a language. There is a very directed and purposeful process that occurs when we study a language.
我们都知道，学习语言不同于在一种语言氛围内生活。当我们学习一门新语言的时候，学习过程有明确的目的性和使用针对性。
This makes sense: as adults, we already understand how language works (grammar, declensions, parts of speech) so we now apply those rules to yet another language. We study the pieces bit by bit and then use them to construct new sentences with these individual pieces. However, our children shouldn’t be expected to study our language(s).Talk about boring!
这是有道理的：作为成年人，我们已经了解了语言是如何工作的(语法、词形变化、语言结构)，所以我们现在把这些规则应用到另一种语言上。一点一点地研究这些单词及短语，然后用它们来构造新的句子。然而，我们的孩子并不是像我们这样学习语言。谈论无聊!
Language living is what we do when we share our language with our children on a daily basis: we surround them with our languages and allow them to absorb these languages over time. We may point out grammar errors now and then but ultimately we are our children’s example for how to use languages in every day life and we share it with them without expecting them to understand the underlying constructs.
生活语言就是我们每天和孩子们分享我们语言的时候所做的事情：我们用我们的语言感染并影响他们，并允许他们随着时间的推移吸收这些语言。我们可能会指出语法错误，但最终我们是孩子在生活中如何使用语言的榜样，我们与他们分享语言，而不期望他们理解底层结构。
This doesn’t mean that our children won’t reach a point where they too will study their languages (e.g. here in the USA we take many years of English classes to learn about our languages – and we still may not understand it), which is in itself a fascinating subject!
这并不是说我们的孩子们也不会去学习他们自己的语言(例如，在美国，我们花了许多年的英语课来学习我们的语言，而我们仍然可能不理解它)，这本身就是一个很吸引人的话题!
As most people know, my family and I are learning Spanish as a second language during our Language Challenge 101 adventure. Yes, we are spending a lot of time studying it, not necessarily living it (at least not yet) since it is a brand new language for us. Studying a language is no small task but it can be so much fun to do it as a family. I highly recommend it!
正如大多数人所知，在我们的语言挑战101冒险中，我和我的家人正在学习西班牙语作为第二语言。是的，我们花了很多时间来研究它，而不是在生活中用到它(至少还没有)，因为它对于我们是一种全新的语言。学习一门语言不是一件小事，但作为一个家庭，做它会很有趣。我强烈推荐它!
If you are learning a second language as a family, here are some tips that my family would like to pass on from our own experiences:
如果你正在学习一门作为家庭的第二语言，以下是我的家人想要通过我们的经历给你们提供一些建议:
Playful. It has been particularly important for my husband and me to just let go of the weight of learning Spanish and instead play with it as much as possible. Our kids have followed our lead and can see that being playful is not only ok, it is the best way to approach it. We act out the language, crawl on the floor to imitate animals, call out colors in the grocery store. It is such a wonderful excuse to spend time together having fun!
要把学习新语言当成是一种游戏。这对我和我的丈夫来说尤其重要，这样让我放下学习西班牙语的重担，尽可能多地与它玩耍。我们的孩子们已经跟随我们的脚步，可以看出这样的学习方式不仅好玩，而且是最好的方法。我们表演语言，匍匐在地板上模仿动物，在杂货店里喊出颜色。这是一个花时间在一起玩的好借口!
Make Mistakes. Contrary to what comes naturally to us adults, making mistakes in language learning is the best thing that can happen, especially when someone else points them out. The sooner we give ourselves permission to make mistakes (lots and lots of mistakes), the sooner we can move on to the real process of learning a language. Plus, laughing at our own mistakes makes for so much family fun.
犯错误。对于成年人，学习新语言与本能学习本国语言不同的是，犯错是语言学习中最好的事情，特别是当别人指出错误的时候。我们越早允许自己犯错误(很多很多错误)，我们就能越早的进入学习外语的真正过程。另外，对自己新语言错误的自讽也会给家庭带来无限乐趣。
Daily. My family and I have tried to make sure that we are all exposed to some Spanish language every day. We don’t have a set amount of time. If the kids watch one Spanish-language DVD, that is fine. Then we try to use some of the words from the DVD for the rest of the day. It isn’t our ideal but it definitely helps. And if we don’t get to any Spanish for a day or two, we don’t beat ourselves up either!
坚持每天学习。我的家人和我一直在努力确保我们每天都接触一些西班牙语。我们没有固定的时间。如果孩子们看西班牙语的DVD，那就可以了。然后我们试着在剩下的时间里使用DVD中的一些词。这可能不是最好的学习方式，但绝对有帮助。如果我们一两天不学西班牙语，我们也会痛不欲生!
Incentive. Rather than approaching Spanish language learning as something we must do, we use it as an incentive. If we can get in a half an hour of Spanish, then we treat ourselves to a popsicle outside in the back yard (which means even more bonding time) or to something else fun that we’d all like to do. It isn’t used as a punishment! It is an incentive and a way to keep ourselves motivated.
激励。我们不把西班牙语学习当作我们必须做的事情，而是把它当作一种激励。如果我们能学习半个小时的西班牙语，那么我们就可以去后院吃个棒冰(实际这意味着更多的亲子时间)，或者去做其他我们都喜欢做的有趣的事情。它不被用作惩罚!这是一种激励，也是一种保持自我激励的方式。
Speaking. Speak the language as much as possible! My family and I do this all the time without caring whether the words are correctly pronounced or not and whether we know exactly what all of them mean. The language is so very lovely and we love to let it roll off the tongue. Often I will put on a podcast of some random dialog while making dinner, folding the clothes or going for a walk and just repeat the words and sentences whether I recognize them or not.
多说。尽可能多地说这种语言!我的家人和我一直在这样做，而不关心这些单词是否发音正确，以及我们是否知道它们到底是什么意思。这样的语言非常可爱，我们喜欢让它从我们舌头上来回出入。通常我会在做晚餐、叠衣服或散步的时候放上一些随机对话的播客，不管我是否认识他们，都要重复这些单词和句子。
Be Inefficient! It can be so hard to get out of our “training” which says that we need to be efficient and moving forward in an accountable way. Throw that out the window if it starts to discourage you! This is not school and we have no one to answer to but ourselves and our own family. I feel how hard this has been for my husband and myself during Language Challenge 101. Old habits (and language training) are hard to break!
效率低下!我们很难从我们的“训练”中走出来，这种“训练”需要我们有效率地、并以一种负责任的方式前进。如果这样的方式使你烦恼，那你就不要采取这种方式!这不是学校，我们不需要去准确的回答别人的问题。我们只有我们自己和我们自己的家庭。我觉得在语言挑战101的时候，这种方式对于我和我的丈夫来说是多么的困难。旧的习惯(和语言训练)很难打破!
Learn From the One Another. One of the best parts about learning a language together with my family has been the give and take between each of us. Each of us has been in a situation of correcting another family member (including my 5 year old). It is fabulous! Not only does this help each of us feel empowered by our language learning, it puts us all on a level playing field where we can truly share in the experience as equals.
从彼此身上学习。与家人一起学习一门语言，最好的体验就是我们每个人之间的互谅互让。我们每个人都在纠正另一个家庭成员(包括我5岁的孩子)。这是难以置信的!这不仅能帮助我们每个人感受到语言学习的力量，还能让我们在平等的竞争环境中真正分享经验。
Learning Styles. We definitely each have different ways of learning.The joy of learning a language with my family has been seeing how each of us responds to language differently. Some of us prefer visual input, others audio and some by writing things down. Sometimes having a translation has been beneficial, other times just listening even when we didn’t understand was most enjoyable. My husband realized how much he enjoys writing things on index cards and then taking them with him when he walks to the store!It must be working because his vocabulary is expanding all the time.
学习方式。我们每个人都有不同的学习方法。与家人一起学习一门语言的乐趣在于观察我们每个人对语言的反应有何不同。有些人喜欢视觉输入，有些人喜欢音频，有些人喜欢把东西写下来。有时后我们能听懂一些话，最有趣的是我们有时候根本听不懂但我们还是选择听下去。我丈夫意识到他喜欢在索引卡片上写东西，然后当他走到商店的时候带着他们。这肯定是有效的，因为他的词汇量一直在增加。
Emotion. Learning a language can be very emotional – in fact, I believe it should be to some degree to really have an impact. There is so much more to the whole experience of learning a language than the language itself.Culture, music, food and more all come along with the language by default and have an impact on us.And we should remember that as it is very personal, this means we need to accept the fact that each of us will experience it differently and on our own terms.
情感。学习一门语言可能是非常情绪化的—事实上，我认为它应该在一定程度上会对情绪产生影响。学习一门语言的整个过程要比语言本身多得多。文化、音乐、食物和更多的东西都是默认的语言，并对我们产生了影响。我们应该记住，由于它是非常私人的，这意味着我们需要接受这样一个事实，即我们每个人都将以不同的方式和自己的方式经历语言的学习过程。
来源:爱语吧
爱语吧作者:Penny
