brookie Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 Honestly speaking, how long would it take you to learn a language from zero to fluently speaking? But not just speaking, we should include reading and writing to this post. Is it a 1 year or 2 year project or plus, to really immerse yourself and understand a language fully? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peninha Posted December 28, 2013 Report Share Posted December 28, 2013 I think that learning a language takes at least oe year or two as you say, sometimes more depending on the intensity of your studies.If you go live in a country and you're studying the language daily I'd say that after three or six months you can already communicate.If you are in your country taking classes twice a week and that's it so it might take two years or longer... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trellum Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 It took me 6 months to start building phrases that made sense in english. Not bad I learnt this language on my own. It took me 1 year to gain fluency in the spoken form, and 2 years to almost master it. I'm currently on then process to master it. I just need to work on my weaknesses, like for example expanding my vocabulary and learn new phrasal verbs. I'd say learning a language is a lifelong process, because once you learn it you have to keep on using it so isn't lost! If you don't, then it will be lost! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brothainarms Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 I think that learning a language takes at least oe year or two as you say, sometimes more depending on the intensity of your studies.I agree with this wholeheartedly. I find that the more I am forced to not speak/think in English, the easier it is for me to integrate the target language into my mind. I am able to review everyday objects around me in Spanish often, which doesn't happen if I'm constantly surrounded by English speaking individuals. I do try to do this at University often. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peninha Posted December 29, 2013 Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 A few years ago I made two friends that can from Moldova do work here in Portugal. They knew nothing from the language and only after a couple of months they could speak the language. That is what necessity and being in the country do to a person, I'm not saying it's easy, but it's faster this way when you literally live for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brookie Posted December 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 29, 2013 Yeah I have noticed that when you are in a country you learn the language faster. The more I'm in England, the worse my Portuguese gets. But when I'm in Portugal or surrounded by a lot of Portuguese speaking individuals, then I learn faster and better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidney Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 I think that 2 to 3 years would be the ideal time to learn a new language, but I think that it only covers fluently speaking the basic words and fluently forming sentences and writing them, especially if you're living in your native country because there's no immersion for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis Hard Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 It depends on your attitude, where you are and the time you spend learning the language. If for example you meet people who speak the language you're learning regularly and get a chance to hear it used [and for you to practice using it] within two years you'll be fluent enough to speak like a native albeit with an accent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daimashin Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 It took me three years to finish my course but I still don't consider myself to have mastered the language. I believe that I'm still learning because knowing the language is one thing, mastering it is another. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnSword Posted January 1, 2014 Report Share Posted January 1, 2014 Well, I've just started learning Spanish. Looking at how things are going at the moment, I would say it would take me a year to be proficient in the language.I agree that it all depends on how much effort one puts into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lupitabaires Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 It depends on how hard I work. It also matters significantly where I'm living. If I'm living in a place where the dominant language is the language I'm learning, obviously that helps me way more to absorb as much as possible. I also spend a lot of time building vocabulary lists and memorization cards, etc. to make the words stick. I try to listen to music in that particular language as well. Reading a lot, even if you're starting with children's books in the beginning, will help you also. If you really work at it, I think you could be fluent in about a year, but that's pretty difficult. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorannmwin Posted January 2, 2014 Report Share Posted January 2, 2014 It really would be a matter of how much dedication I was putting into learning the language. If I were to fully immerse myself in a new language, I would say six to eight months. However, if I wasn't immersed in it, I believe that it would take years for that new language to really take hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxxxxx Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 It is not easy to learn a new language and it needs more time and effort and constant practice for you to be able to express the language. Right now I am just in the initial stage of learning a new language and I have to be serious because I really want to learn it well and to be fluent with the language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizbeth19hph Posted January 3, 2014 Report Share Posted January 3, 2014 Learning another language should be continuous if one wants to really improve on his level like for instance learning English. The ability to learn the language fast and effectively for non-native English speakers depends on the individual himself and there is no definite time duration before one can say he is already fluent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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