{"id":765,"date":"2011-01-10T04:28:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-10T04:28:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=765"},"modified":"2014-08-22T14:31:39","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T14:31:39","slug":"norwegian-childrens-books-a-good-way-to-learn-the-language","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/norwegian-childrens-books-a-good-way-to-learn-the-language\/","title":{"rendered":"Norwegian children&#8217;s books a good way to learn the language"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I have spent the last few days with some Dutch colleagues and I find myself picking up on words here and there that sound familiar because of my experience with Norwegian.\u00a0 It\u00b4s quite fun actually!\u00a0 The differences in the familiar words are not very big-a few letters off and a couple sounds off.\u00a0 My American colleagues and I are constantly asking, \u201cHow do you say __________?\u201d and the Dutch gladly pronounce and repronounce the words, as well as write them down so we can see them while we hear them.\u00a0 I would like to learn Dutch and I know right now the pronunciation is going to be very difficult.<\/p>\n<p>As we were talking about what parts of learning a foreign language are hardest or easiest and what the best way to learn a language is, I had a flashback to a children\u2019s book I read in a college Norwegian class:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom<\/span>.\u00a0 It is a children\u2019s chapter (and picture) book about a little boy that lives in an apartment that is alive and has feelings.\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom <\/span>has great adventures in his apartment building.\u00a0 I remember learning a lot when I read that book.<\/p>\n<p>I strongly believe in children\u2019s books as great tools for learning a foreign language.\u00a0 You learn basic vocabulary, grammar, sentence structure, names, culture, and more!\u00a0 I think in general, when you begin to learn a foreign language, your brain almost naturally reverts back to how a child learns a foreign language (if you are lucky).\u00a0 Many people have difficulty learning a foreign language and many do it with ease.\u00a0 Both groups I think can benefit from children\u2019s books in the target language.<\/p>\n<p>I recommend picking up a few Norwegian children\u2019s books if you are a beginning Norwegian student (or if you need some reviewJ).\u00a0 Not only are they fun, but you will learn a lot, guaranteed!<\/p>\n<p>Check out this video of Ole Aleksander Filibom-bom-bom!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uyOKxahCnNQ\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uyOKxahCnNQ<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2011\/01\/Anne-Cath.-Vestly1-350x198.jpg\" 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