Has learning English changed the way you think? #SomeFoodForThought


 

It is my belief that using a second language to communicate/study shapes the conceptual world behind the actual language.

Has learning English changed the way you think? How?


Marina

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Comments

  1. Andrea Gómez Pacheco2 February 2021 at 09:55

    From my point of view, learning english involves another culture and customs apart from the grammar and vocabulary that are attached to the subject. And even if we get into its more theoretical aspect with rules to memorize, it is still a new way of communicating, another way to understand the language.
    So in conclusion, I should say that although learning english has opened doors in my mind, it just expands my way of thinking, indeed, it doesn’t change it.

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    1. I am glad that your own world has actually widened thanks to English!

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  2. I think my way of thinking hasn't change a lot because of the way I speak English or because I've learnt English but because I've been learning English since I was a kid aand my way of thinking has changed through the years. As I use English daily I forgot about some words of one of the two languages and if we add the German, my brain sometimes can't think in just one language.

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  3. I think my way of thinking hasn't change a lot because of the way I speak English or because I've learnt English but because I've been learning English since I was a kid aand my way of thinking has changed through the years. As I use English daily I forgot about some words of one of the two languages and if we add the German, my brain sometimes can't think in just one language.

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  4. Alejandro García Garrido3 February 2021 at 23:14

    No, nothing at all, however, it has helped me to understand other things.

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  5. Not at all, I have been learning English since I was 3, so I don't think It changed me at all.

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  6. Yes and not, because I started with English when I was 3 years old and I think there are ways to think that have changed but others have not.

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  7. Carla Rufo Galán4 February 2021 at 06:27

    In my case, learning English has provided me a lot of things, since the knowledge of grammar or vocabulary until the way of thinking, the culture, the customs...

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  8. clara campos portillo4 February 2021 at 07:18


    For me, English has not made me change the way I think, since I have been studying English for more than 7 years and I have developed mentally with English in my life.

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  9. No ,because I learned english when I was 3 years so for me now is something normal.

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  10. Pablo Luis Muñoz4 February 2021 at 07:30

    Not at all, I think that if you learn a new language it has nothing to do with changing the way of thinking.

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  11. Alejandro Barriga Lozano4 February 2021 at 07:56

    For me, English has change the way I think , because , for example , when I want to talk in spanish, some words I say them in english, because I don't think them in spanish . English has change a big part of my life .

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  12. Alejandro Barriga Lozano4 February 2021 at 08:21

    For me, English has changed the way I think , because , for example , when I want to talk in Spanish, some words I say them in English, because I don't think them in Spanish . English has change a big part of my life .

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  13. Being honest, learning english doesn´t change my way of thinking because I express my own ideas in spanish and in english in the same way. It´s true that learning this language has given to me many things like new traditions of other culture that isn´t like mine. However, this doesn´t change the way I think.

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  14. Carla Olivenza Marín4 February 2021 at 08:54

    I think so, literally sometimes I DREAM in English ... I mean, there are expressions in English are not the same in Spanish! I think I can express myself much better in English than in Spanish.

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  15. Julen Román Cobos. 4º D4 February 2021 at 09:55

    In my opinion, English has not changed my way of thinking too much. I have learnt a thousand words, and maybe I get confused when I think, because sometimes, out of inertia, I do it in English. So it's difficult to combine two languages, but you get used to it.

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  16. For me, English has changed a lot in my way of thinking, because when I speak Spanish there are some words that I know in English and not in Spanish. English has changed my way of thinking a lot.

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  17. Mª Irene Prieto González4 February 2021 at 10:18

    Yes, it has made me change my way of thinking in a certain part because when I am in English class I try to think only in that language and also when I speak Spanish I almost always try to see how it is said in English.

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  18. Carla Sánchez Marcos4 February 2021 at 23:52

    Well, I think, I don't really know if learning english have changed the way I am because I have been learning english since I was like three years old so I'm always have thought the same way.

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  19. Lydia Martín Tejedor5 February 2021 at 00:04

    From my point of view, English has helped me improve my culture, because while learning English we are learning from their culture. I can also understand things in English better now.

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  20. Lydia Martín Tejedor ESO35 February 2021 at 01:15

    From my point of view, English has helped me improve my culture, because while learning English we are learning from their culture. I can also understand things in English better now.

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  21. Darío Caballero Román5 February 2021 at 07:59

    English has changed my way of thinking because a lot of information is written in this language, so it allowed me to learn things that otherwise, I wouldn’t know.

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  22. Carlos Vázquez Fernández5 February 2021 at 10:10

    Yes, I think English has changed my way of thinking, because in English there are some expresion and words that don´t exist in Spanish. So English has changed my form of
    communicate and it let me have a wide vocabulary.

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  23. Claudia González Bermejo5 February 2021 at 10:43

    From my point of view, I think that english has changed my way of thinking because since I speak english more often I think quickly and I have learned things that i wouldn´t learn it if I didn´t study in english. I also think that english has increased my knowledges about culture.

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  24. Elena Hernández5 February 2021 at 10:51

    Not english, because I’ve bien studying it so many years, but I’ve learnt so many new things, and also english Helio us to improve our communication skills.

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  25. I don't know well if learning english change my way of thinks but is interesting to know other language.

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  26. Jesús Ovejero Moreno. 4C5 February 2021 at 13:40

    English hasn't changed my way of think because I've been learning English since I was a child, but it has given me the possibility to communicate with other people, this will help me in the future to meet new people or to find job.

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  27. I' have seen a lot of comments on the blog saying that their way of thinking hasn't really changed while learning English because they started learning from a young age, but in my case, although I as well have been learning this language at school since I was very little, I have to say that English has shaped my way of thinking lots of things and it still does everyday. For example, one of the things that I understand better now are the similar words we have i English and Spanish and how they come from the same roots and also the relationship in general between grammar and other structures from different languages.
    Other thing that I have found really interesting is how much learning a language can help you to understand better a country's culture.

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    1. I utterly LOVE your analytical and linguistic perspective!

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  28. I don't know if learning English have change my way of thinking because I have been learning English since I could remember but learning another language give you the posibilities to communicate with more people.

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  29. I believe that knowing English can help us a lot in the future and open many doors for us. That is why it is important to continue studying verbs, the passive ... And I also believe that English is the 'official language' of the world, since almost everyone who knows a language other than their mother tongue is English..

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  30. Diana García Fidalgo ESO 3C6 February 2021 at 09:19

    As I see it, learning English has definitely changed the way I think and express myself. Although it is true that the language I use the most is Spanish, as it is my mother tongue, English has given me the opportunity to expand my knowledge and get to know not only a different culture but a whole new world of possibilities. We have to admit that we live in a world where English powers the world, you can go to almost any country, and you will find a lot of people who are able to speak the language for sure. That's why knowing how to handle myself in this language has allowed me to learn a lot of different things, that I wouldn't have known otherwise. Furthermore, I take the view that I have developed my critical thinking. One of the things that I find really amazing is how much you can find out about one culture just by investigating where do their idioms come from.
    Another thing I would like to point out is the fact that knowing how to speak the language can give you so many great opportunities in life, from studying abroad to actually getting a job in another country.

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  31. I think that not at allí because i have been learning and speaking english since i was 3 so its the same.

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  32. Aprender ingles es increíble por que a parte de aprender a hablar o a expresarte en otro idioma mas popular también aprendes mas cultura y mas conocimientos sobre otros países británicos o americanos. Ademas que el ingles te abre un monton de puertas en la vida, te puede ayudar a tener un curriculum mejor ya que en la gran mayoría de trabajos influye mucho el nivel de idiomas extranjeros.

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    1. Thanks for your comment but since the question has been formulated IN ENGLISH, you were expected to answer IN ENGLISH. You know how picky I am in this respect, whoever you are, Unknown.

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  33. Gloria González Skender7 February 2021 at 04:27

    I really don't know, because as I started learning english at a very little age, I couldn't say if english has changed my way I think or not.

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  34. Víctor Polo Redondo 2ºc7 February 2021 at 09:25

    Yes. Because it help me to undestand some things.

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  35. Miguel Muñoz Bartolomé7 February 2021 at 10:45

    English hasn´t changed my way of thinking directly, but it has helped me to understand and know new things, like taking information for something from a english web, video or source, and some of these things made me change the way of seeing the world. So the language it self is not the most important for me, but all the culture that surrounds it.

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  36. For me, English has changed the way I think, because sometimes when I am talking in Spanish, some words I don't know how to say in Spanish, because I am thinking them in English. And this is park form my day to day.

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  37. Aimar Duque López7 February 2021 at 15:49

    From the top of my head, English has made an effect on my way of seeing the world. through my eyes.
    Thanks to english, I realised how many cultures there are on the world's surface apart from mine. Also, I have adquired more knowledge reading extraordinary articules in english understanding them and applaying to my daily life. If I hadn't learnt english since my childhood, I wouldn't have gained this level of knowledge.

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    1. I completely agree with you and, to be honest, it makes me really happy and proud that you acknowledge that your own world has actually widened thanks to learning a second language. Excellent!

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  38. Irene Merayo Urbano8 February 2021 at 07:35

    Learning English involves not only memorizing vocabulary or studying grammar, but also getting to know about a different culture and new expressions. For example, there are sometimes I can't find a word to talk about a very specific thing in Spanish, but I do know one in English, so it is a bit of a mix. I like that, because my friends usually do it too, and it is a different way of communicating.

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  39. Carlos Holguín Corrales8 February 2021 at 07:44

    Yes because I understand very well the people, the songs... And it is very interesting how in all the countrys speaks english.

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  40. From my point of view, English is a tool and a way to expand to other cultures. If you know English you have the opportunity to communicate with people from all over the world, relate to other cultures in an easier way.

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  41. Rocío Vicho Vega8 February 2021 at 15:36

    I don't know if English has changed my way of thinking. It is because I have been learning this language most of my life. However, I think it has helped me to communicate in many occasions. Because of this, I think I would not be the same person without english.

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  42. I think that English has changed my way of thinking more or less because when I started to learn English I was three years old and I don't remember much but it is important to know at least a little to be able to communicate with people from other countries with English

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  43. Pablo Muñoz Milán 2ºC9 February 2021 at 03:13

    Yes, know English gives me the opportunity to communicate with people from other countries and helps me to want to travel, to know cultures.

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  44. Yes! Of course , it changed the way I think so much , a couple of years ago I was so mad with the english , because it was so hard to learn for me in the moment , but then I start seeing series in english and liking the language , and from this moment I like a lot the english , It show me a lot of things and I'm so happy with the things I learn thanks to it :D

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  45. In my opinion English hasn´t change my way of thinking, but english is very important for us .Everywhere you go, english is the key to communicate. It is clear there is an adavantage to speaking 2 or 3 languages.

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  46. In my opinion English hasn´t change my way of thinking, but english is very important for us .Everywhere you go, english is the key to communicate. It is clear there is an adavantage to speaking 2 or 3 languages.

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  47. No, no still ,I think that help me to understund other things

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  48. I think that English have changed my way to think , because I can communicate with people of other countries .

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  49. I think that English has changed my way to think because now I can communicate with people of other countries.

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  50. The learning of english has changed the way I thhinnk because ussually, when I want to say something in English I think it in Spanish but I learned that is better to think in English because you know what are you saying without tthe necessary of traduce what you say. , It also makes me more confortable at the time of express myself in English
    Also, it has changed my mind because of learning other idiom, and also, other form to communicate.

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  51. Darío Curiel Rodrñiguez11 February 2021 at 16:16

    The learning of English cahnged my mind at the point of can exxpress myself in other idiom, understand other people talking in English and to can communnicate wit them.
    Also irt makes me to think in English and not in Spanish at te time of talk in English..

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  52. Afra Barca Vázquez ESO112 February 2021 at 01:05

    For my English it has changed a lot now I know how to speak a language other than Spanish now I already speak English quite well and you have what I speak English, you have even at home I even get things in English. Besides that English is my favorite language besides Spanish

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  53. I don't think that English has changed the way I think but it has changed the way I think when I am speaking in English because I have been studying it a lot of years so now instead of thinking in Spanish and then translating it to English I just think it directly.

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  54. NACHO POLO GARCÍA18 February 2021 at 14:42

    Yes, because know I know more things like speaking another language and thanks to that, now I'm more confident about myself and it also helps me to be thinking in other language and that's really helps me.

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  55. Afra Barca Vázquez ESO118 February 2021 at 14:43

    For my English it has changed a lot now I know how to speak a language other than Spanish now I already speak English quite well and you have what I speak English, you have even at home I even get things in English. Besides that English is my favorite language besides Spanish

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  56. Jorge Cuño Fernández ESO118 February 2021 at 14:44

    Learning English is learning culture of other countries. too.

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  57. No, I have been learning English since I was very young, so I have always thought the same and English has not been able to change my way of thinking.

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  58. Celeste González6 March 2021 at 02:25

    In my opinion, english hasn't changed my way of thinking because I've been studying and talking it since I was a child. But it has helped me for communicating me with other people from other countries.

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  59. Well,I think that learning english have not change the way I think.I have been learning english when I was 3 years so it doesnt changed the way I think.

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  60. Alvaro Chaves Fernandez19 March 2021 at 03:34

    As far as I might be concerned, English has changed the manner in which I think , in light of the fact that , for instance , when I need to talk in Spanish, a few words I say them in English, since I don't think them in Spanish . English has change a major piece of my life .

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  61. Yes, because, for example, before I knew English, I didn't like it at all, but now that I've learned and seen the advantages it has, now I like it a lot more.

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  62. English enriches my knowledge and it shapes the way I think. Love your post, by the way.

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