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.
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