Authentisch oder nervig? Füllwörter, Modalpartikeln und Artikulation

Hello, my loves! Today I'd like to share with you an observation that greatly amused me recently, and it goes like this. You know something like Filler words and modal particles, right? Also, a modal particle Enliven the language, they say. So, if you want to sound like a native speaker, you should occasionally at least Using modal particles, and then the language sounds natural What are modal particles? All possible words that do not carry their own meaning in this function. That means I can ask, What have you planned for today? And I can ask, what have you planned? What have you planned? This "den" makes my question softer and less Typically. Yes, so, if I say, what have you planned for today, then Does my counterpart possibly feel uncomfortable and think, oh my God, do I really have to tell this now? Exactly. And the interesting thing is, well, I recently had A tutoring session with a student whose native language is actually German. Also, it is not the only language she speaks, but it is one of the languages. So, and she has about all I just built in two words, and then I just did that, and it's just like that, and so on. And then I realized, There must be a balance somewhere, a equilibrium, between neither modal particles nor filler words and to many. For if one is with Native language learners work with people who already master the language to an extremely high level we often discuss how Can I come over? Also, how What impression do I make on my conversation partners? And what causes this impression? generated? It's not just vocabulary, it's not just pronunciation, and when I say pronunciation, I don't necessarily mean accent. but I mean something like that as well Clear pronunciation, where you don't swallow half the words. You must have noticed that there are indeed native speakers who Native speakers, one can't deny that, but they speak extremely indistinctly; they swallow half of the endings. and so on. And the tragic part is, they are allowed to do it, because they are native speakers. but as soon as they set themselves the task, for example, I want to speak in front of an audience, or I really want to make a good impression during a job interview, Then it becomes interesting, and there suddenly it's no longer so important. Am I a native speaker, am I not a native speaker? In my experience, it is the case that People who have learned German as a foreign language, or not only German, but Above all, I work with German, after all. that she the language Use with care. And I notice it myself when I speak Russian, and Russian is my native language. Then I sometimes say things I know are false, I know they are colloquially, I know, it's some kind of slang word, but it somehow got into my language naturalized. That means, if I were to now, at some very official event, would have to speak, I don't know, something highly formal, I guess I'm invited to the Kremlin, or something like that—there, I actually would have Difficulties in sounding like a fluent adult. And recently I realized this, this is amusing, or maybe not, I don't know, it's one of those expert problems. So, if one when going abroad, then It is said that one loses one's native language Partially. Anyway, of course I don't completely forget them, but I do not continue developing them in the same way as I would if I were in a Russian-speaking environment would live in the surroundings. And here one can debate this, so, I am also not grown up in a Russian-speaking environment, in the sense that it wasn't like that, so, because it's becoming less and less Russian was present in public life in Latvia. But that would now go beyond the scope to tell about it. Exactly. That means, the moment I came to Germany, and I have been since In 2005 in Germany, and back then I was, I think, Around 22 or so. Lately I keep forgetting how old I am. I was asked this morning, and I really had to... Yes, I think I'll do this year It simply means that it doesn't have much importance for me at the moment. Exactly, and that means my language is kind of like that a bit preserved at that moment. So, I came here at the age of 22. That means it's different from when I If I had studied in my native language, which I don't have. I first studied in Latvian, and then I studied in German. For example, all the pedagogical and psychological and educational psychological topics I can't really speak Russian that well. discuss, because I often simply lack vocabulary, or else I sound like some foreigner. Exactly, that's what I'm getting at regardless of whether you live in Germany and have a migration background, or whether you might possibly You're a native German speaker, because I know that, in the meantime, some native speakers are actually watching me too, especially those who teach themselves. and you live somewhere abroad. The work on the language has actually only partially has to do with whether you speak this language as a foreign language or as a native language. But there are universal things that one must pay attention to. For example, speaking clearly. It doesn't matter at all at what level you're learning German, or whether you already can, but you can always your Improve clear pronunciation. There is, for example, something I learned from Monika Hein. She is a wonderful vocal and speech trainer. and there we did completely absurd exercises, sometimes we laughed until we were breathless, really. So we, We had to make such silly faces during these exercises that we could hardly stop laughing. Some exercises we didn't do in a group. That means everyone made a fool of themselves individually, somehow in the bathroom while brushing their teeth, or the like. But what matters to me above all is conveying this thought. and thus, since I spoke at the beginning about filler words and modal particles, to return to that point At the beginning, when you're learning the language, you learn the modal particles along with it. um to sound more natural, so you sound more like a native speaker. And if you can do that, then you can start with that to get rid of modal particles and filler words Because if you use too many of them, you sound too colloquial or simply uneducated. Moreover, there are certain filler words that are actually used by people who cannot formulate clear thoughts, and That's a pity, but it can be learned. But like everything else, it's just like a upright posture, for example, or that you you move through life so smoothly that one doesn't think you're a bit drunk, but rather that you are upright and you can stabilize, for example, Also, the ability to control your body and having good muscle tone are all part of it. And I must say one more thing—I've noticed I have at least one customer, in class any semi-reclining position, and it's not, as one so nicely puts it, "not my place" to say, Sit down right away; we're having a lesson here, so we're not at school and he's not a child. but what I can definitely confirm is that your attitude definitely has something to do with it, how you speak. It's almost impossible. to lounging on the sofa while simultaneously maintaining good muscle tone and clear and distinct and articulating to speak. Because the entire speech apparatus is also full of muscles, and these muscles, if not trained, are not either Tense when speaking, and then we somehow ring in a way that we don't understand anything. You know that, right? Exactly, that's why, and one last thing, This is the topic of posture, which I obtained from an expert in Nonverbal communication, which was once a guest on my brother's and my Russian-language podcast, and she said something interesting. She said, your attitude certainly, in the truest sense of the word, whether you can concentrate, so whether you can whether you're paying attention or not. That really knocked me sideways. She said that if you Don't lean back so much on the back of the chair, but slightly leaning forward, for example, in a seminar— it doesn't even have to be an online seminar but it could also be an online seminar, so you lean forward a bit and you are signaling not only to the speaker or the teacher, but also to yourself Unconsciously, you're now entering this attentive mode. But if you're in class, no matter where you're sitting, and you're leaning back like this against the backrest, and you've also got your arms crossed, For example, then you signal to your subconscious mind, I don't intend to learn anything. I just block out everything that comes at me. It's all nonsense anyway. Try this one out. Also, we've covered the topic of filler words. Pay attention to which ones you use. Maybe you've acquired too many. because you wanted to sound as much like a native speaker as possible. The second thing is articulation. Keep in mind, she doesn't always come on her own whenever someone says to me, "Oh, Mary, but you speak much more clearly than the Germans." Yes, I do not speak more clearly than all Germans, but I speak more clearly than those Germans who never work on their pronunciation. articulated. That is training. That is nothing one can inborn. It also has nothing to do with talent. It has to do with Concentration and attention and practicing. Exactly, that's what we need. And the attitude. Just try that next time. If you're anywhere you would like to listen attentively, Try sitting up straight and perhaps leaning forward a little. Then you'll be able to manage much better. concentrate and you'll remember everything better than if you slouch backward and possibly even rest your arms across your chest Cross it. Try this out and write in the comments what your experiences are with this topic. Filler words, with the theme Articulation, also how clearly one speaks, and posture. And we'll see you in the next video. Ciao, ciao!