Difference between revisions of "Learning Languages"

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You can sort of communicate after 2-3 months.  After a year you can communicate ok.  1.5-2 years and you can haggle.  After that, you're pretty fluent.
 
You can sort of communicate after 2-3 months.  After a year you can communicate ok.  1.5-2 years and you can haggle.  After that, you're pretty fluent.
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This applies if you're actively learning a language, that is one of the following:
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* You have a teacher
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* You're immersed in the language daily
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* None of the above, but you're studying diligently from a book daily and many hours.

Revision as of 14:47, 2 May 2005

Halifax's come up with a guideline for learning new languages which is thus:

 3% of a language per month.

You can sort of communicate after 2-3 months. After a year you can communicate ok. 1.5-2 years and you can haggle. After that, you're pretty fluent.

This applies if you're actively learning a language, that is one of the following:

  • You have a teacher
  • You're immersed in the language daily
  • None of the above, but you're studying diligently from a book daily and many hours.