{"id":333254,"date":"2025-12-07T15:52:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:52:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/alabama\/overcoming-language-barriers-study-abroad-with-the-university-of-alabama\/"},"modified":"2025-12-07T15:52:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:52:11","slug":"overcoming-language-barriers-study-abroad-with-the-university-of-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=333254","title":{"rendered":"Overcoming Language Barriers | Study Abroad with The University of Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-34895\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <!-- .et_post_meta_wrapper --><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One of the things I was most excited about was hearing another language constantly. Since I minored in French, I was ready to learn all I could through immersion and constant practice. I didn\u2019t get as much practice as I would have liked, but I was still challenged in many ways. In Benin, there are also native languages that I got to hear. Many Beninese people are fluent in at least two languages. I thought I had prepared enough simple French phrases to get around, but the problem wasn\u2019t my fluency; it was my anxiety. I would know what words to use, but I got too nervous about my accent or continuing a conversation, so I often didn\u2019t try at all. The classes were also not structured to allow much constant practice, so my language learning mostly consisted of comprehension. I still made the most of it, especially when I realized the Beninese accent is different from what I\u2019m used to hearing. I love learning about languages, including accents. When I become fluent in French, I do not doubt that understanding multiple dialects and accents will come in handy when translating or traveling. To make the most of this trip, I decided to focus on the things I could do well and tried not to worry about areas needing extensive work. 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