Second languages

[ousdahl]

I think we’ve talked about this before but let’s talk about it again.

Any advice for learning a 2nd?

Any recs for a particular tutorial - Babble or Rosetta Stone or something?

[Deleted User 863]

I think we’ve talked about this before but let’s talk about it again.

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[TDub]

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[KUTradition]

I think we’ve talked about this before but let’s talk about it again.

Any advice for learning a 2nd?

Any recs for a particular tutorial - Babble or Rosetta Stone or something?

i’ve got a buddy that used Rosetta Stone to learn Tagalog (Philippines). i’ve heard good things about babble. i took an actual course to learn. regardless, the key is continually using it (the new language). i’ve heard numerous people say something similar - use it or loose it

there was a point in time when i learned both spanish and french (could actually speak spanish fairly fluently). i stopped using both and now i can barely pull the meaning out of someone else’s words, much less speak the language myself (outside a handful of phrases)

that said, when i was in Cameroon i was shocked at how much french i understood

i’d imagine the romance/latin-based languages are easier to learn and “harder” to forget than some others

[zsn]

Living where we are, knowing Spanish is extremely helpful. My daughters both learned in high school. My wife is currently learning using Duolingo. She seems happy so far

[CrimsonNBlue]

Move and immerse.



Other than that, what program really depends on the language. Rosetta Stone is (likely) just fine for Spanish and garbage for many others.

[KUTradition]

randy and mich would like pointers on improving the use of their primary language

[Deleted User 863]

randy and mich would like pointers on improving the use of their primary language

What a way to start a Thursday.

Miserable.

[KUTradition]

English isn’t a language. It’s three half-languages in a trench-coat trying to act like a regular language.

[zsn]

randy and mich would like pointers on improving the use of their primary language

I’m reminded of a very old joke that is still relevant today.

Q: What do you call someone who speaks two languages?
A: Bilingual
Q: What do you call someone who speaks three languages?
A: Trilingual
Q: What do you call someone who speaks only one language?
A: American.

[KUTradition]

randy and mich would like pointers on improving the use of their primary language

I’m reminded of a very old joke that is still relevant today.

Q: What do you call someone who speaks two languages?
A: Bilingual
Q: What do you call someone who speaks three languages?
A: Trilingual
Q: What do you call someone who speaks only one language?
A: American.

a lot of truth to that

i may have mentioned before, but i was shocked at the diversity of languages most native Africans i’ve met know

my good friend from Cameroon speaks English, French, German, his traditional “tribal” language…and then an odd mash-up called Pidgin