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Old January 29th, 2014 #71
Alex Linder
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I'd divide it like this:

Language knowledge breaks into three levels of increasing difficulty:

- read the language
- function in the language (speak it fluently, without having to THINK what you're doing)
- use the language artistically

The third the average guy has no use for. The second, if you want to learn it, buy a plane ticket and GO THERE. Or become a Mormon and go on a mission.

The third you can do out of a book alone, like masturbating.

What can I tell you?

I've only been alive once...

...and I'm not very good at it yet!

The most/quickest I ever progressed in a language, outside of BEING in Germany, was a THREE-HOUR DAILY summer course at University of Utah... which further strengthens our immersion thesis.

You can study out of a book all day long but it will just teach you to recognize words - to read.

Last edited by Alex Linder; January 29th, 2014 at 02:31 AM.