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How to use vosotros and ustedes in Spain and Latin America

The Museum of Knowledge explains how to use vosotros and ustedes in Spain and Latin America. In Spain, language speakers often omit vosotros (you plural informal) from verbal communication. In its place, the polite form ustedes (you plural formal) is more common in spoken language.

 

Vosotros or ustedes?

It is more common both in Spain and in Latin American to remove vosotros from dialogue altogether, meaning that a phrase such as “tenéis la opción de seguir adelante” (you have the choice to move forward) is spoken in the same way in both Spain and Latin America. This leads language speakers to add vosotros at the start of the phrase that is sometimes not used in either Spain or Latin America.

 

How often is vosotros used in Spain and Latin America?

Even in Spain one may rarely hear vosotros spoken, but usted is often heard used in both Spain and Latin America. For those language learners who read more classic books/ novels however they will definitely see vosotros in both Spain and Latin America used abundantly.

Spanish is a very long flowery language, with sentences always particularly long compared to Germanic languages such as English so it would not be surprising if Spanish speakers remove the word vosotros from their verbal communication to save time!

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How to identify different accents in France when learning French

The Museum of Knowledge highlights how to identify different accents in France when learning French.

Identifying the Parisian accent

Standard French is the Parisian dialect. However the Parisian accent is very well defined. Parisians speak quickly and they enjoy highly accentuated tones. A flowery dialect that stands apart from the rest of the country, most language providers that emphasize speaking and listening in their language learning programmes will utilize the standard Parisian accent for the purpose of learning.

Identifying the French accent from the South of France

In the South of France in regions such as, Lyon, Nice, and Provence the speed of spoken French is slightly slower but the accent is different with words and phrases not always pronounced as clearly as they would be by a Parisian speaker. Paris is definitely more in line with standard French in terms of accents.

Other French-speaking regions with slow-speaking dialogues include West Africa, but the dialect in this region is slightly different. Language learners can assess different tones and accents and make a final decision on what is more important when learning a language; speed or accent.

 

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How students can become fluent in Italian

Museum of Knowledge explores how students can become fluent in Italian. The choice of a language learning provider is often based on the probability of linguistic competency that students can reach.

Determining gaps in knowledge

There are various options available for the Museum of Knowledge Italian language learning programme. The Italian course modules that cover the basics of language learning go one step further. Once the student’s language level is fully assessed, the museum can determine key subject areas and gaps in knowledge as these factors all affect the level of fluency of students.

Becoming fluent in Italian as quickly as possible

The Museum of Knowledge only teaches advanced language learners and intermediate language learners, therefore Italian language learners know from the outset that in order to complete the modules, they would need to have some basic understanding of Italian before they commence any Museum of Knowledge course. This also ensures that students who wish to learn Italian can reach the level of competency they desire and become truly fluent as quickly as possible.

 

 

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How topics on the Museum of Knowledge language programme are structured

We explain to potential users how topics on the Museum of Knowledge language programmes are structured. The Museum of Knowledge covers topics in a unique way thanks to its credentials as an online language learning provider and private museum.

 

Museum of Knowledge topics and industry expertise

The Museum of Knowledge is dedicated to the creative services industry and luxury hospitality brands, therefore language learning topics are skewed towards these disciplines for advanced and business language learners of Spanish, French, English, Dutch, Mandarin Chinese, Portuguese, German, and Italian. The museum also covers social engagement topics for intermediate language learners in these eight languages.

 

Creating language modules for the Museum of Knowledge programme

Some language providers may include other sectors in their language learning programmes as an ad hoc add on such as finance, but the Museum of Knowledge does not focus on this sector therefore industry insights and topics will always be structured towards the creative services industry including technology and /or the hospitality sector disciplines that the Museum of Knowledge is an expert in.