[nabs-l] Foreign language

Franandah Damstra fantasyfanatic01 at gmail.com
Tue Mar 31 12:56:12 UTC 2009


I've learned Japanese and the Braille is VERY different than Braille
in English. It has taken me quite a while to learn and to be honestl,
I'm still not fluent in it. It just takes a lot of practice and a lot
of reading. I looked it up online and then asked a friend to translate
it into real braille for me. Then I just go over and other it.

On 3/30/09, sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca <sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca> wrote:
> Hi there,
> This is a great topic, and I've often wondered teh same thing. Also,
> does anyone have experiences with Braille and learning languages such
> as Mandarin or Hindi?
> Thank you!
> Sarah
>
>
> Quoting Jason Mandarino <blind.subscriber at gmail.com>:
>
>>
>> I am curious if any blind students have learned a second language in
>> college, with no previous experience of middle school or high school
>> courses. I am interested in learning Spanish, and would like some
>> suggestions on how to do this from scratch. I have contemplated the idea
>> of
>> having my girlfriend take an entry course, as she is also interested, and
>> meanwhile auditing the course in order to get a feel of what it will be
>> like.
>>
>> There is also the topic of Spanish Braille, and then additional resources
>> of
>> tutoring and audio materials. I would love any feed back you guys might
>> have, and if necessary you can feel free to reply to the following address
>> and I can post a digest version of the responses if it gets too cluttered.
>>
>> j.mandarino1 at comcast.net
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Mandarino
>>
>>
>>
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