Comments on: Hypnotism for language learning

By: Mark Biernat

Mark Biernat — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 05:00:17 +0000

My Uncle is 96 and my father 82 and they remember the language of their youth, not because of hypnosis, but because they practice it with me. Even though they have not spoken it since they were a child for about 50 + years.
Better than hypnosis is just using it and relearning it.
You will have native speaking sounds, this is in your brain, you just have to use it.

By: dewser

dewser — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:19:11 +0000

As a child I grew up in a Spanish country and spoke fluent Spanish. I was 9 when my parents separated and I came back to Canada. Considering that my primary language was Spanish, would I be able to retrieve my Spanish through hypnosis? Perhaps go back to my youth when I spoke it fluently and bring back the memory?

By: markbiernat

markbiernat — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:00:35 +0000

Hi Suzan! Wow what language was that? I think hypnotism is good for relaxing and you can bring yourself into this deep state yourself, and when you relax you can recall. But I do not personally think the brain will work like this that you will remember it with Hypnotism like something you might see on TV.
Basically the language is in your brain as most memory problems are extraction rather than formation problems. To get an old memory out you need to clear the roads that were once wide and large, metaphorically speaking and the best way to do that is relearn it. Maybe if you immerse yourself in it it will come back. My father who has not spoken Polish since he was a boy came to Poland and sure enough in two weeks in his seventies he was remembering it and with a great accent and perfect grammar. My Uncle Pete, God bless him is 94 and if I speak Polish to him he starts to remember it. Even if the memory is lost, it leaves an impression. See the movie “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless mind”. And this impression is an openness so relearning will be easier. Does this answer your question, ask more if you like and language learning.

By: Suzan

Suzan — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 09:16:08 +0000

Can hypnotism help me remember a language that I spoke fluently as a child to the age of 5years old. I remember going to school, and my parents said that I didn’t speak any English at all at the time.
Currently I don’t remember any of this language.
Can I retrieve it back ?

By: A

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:18:55 +0000

Thanks for the explanation (I know that idiom ), I like your blog. Regards your friend.

By: A

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:26:34 +0000

I’m no sure but I’m afraid you say it in English often with irony

By: markbiernat

markbiernat — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 03:47:31 +0000

@A, I am not ironic at all. I am 100% sincere, or at least I hope I am. I love your comments, I really mean that. “hear, hear” is an old English idiom which means I agree. Its funny but not Ironic in any way. Your comments are great. In fact one of my friends asked me who is “a” as he like reading what you wrote.

By: markbiernat

markbiernat — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:42:54 +0000

@A good advice or as we say in English “hear hear”.

By: A

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 09:03:54 +0000

Rhiannon – I can say : don’t give up and try, try, try …. When you really want (but really) you can do it. Foreign languages are not so hard o communicate – you should, must, have to,
need, can try and practice.

By: rhiannon

rhiannon — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 08:13:31 +0000

Hi, i am 23 years old and i am british. i moved to romania a year ago with my partner and our daughter. i am finding the lanuage very hard to speak and understand. im feeling lost and am thinking of moving home as i feel isolated. can you give me any advice on how to understand and speak the romanian language? thank you