Posted at September 27, 2015, 7:18 pm:
First off, I want this to be a serious thread; I'm actually trying to get some real info from it. As some of you know, I'm a college student very interested in languages. As of now, I can speak English (native) and I am confident (but not quite fluent) in Spanish and basic Russian. My question to you guys is how can I gain more confidence in the above languages. Obviously, I don't get much of a chance to use my secondary languages in Georgia, especially the Russian. What are some ways you guys (i.e. Jelle -- I pretty sure you speak at least three languages well, no?) keep in practice if you don't have constant opportunities to use them? Also, I'm interested in picking up a few more languages in my own time. Some I'm looking at are German, Serbian, and possibly Arabic. Another question I have is the following: What ways do you know of (besides taking university courses; I'm full for the next few semesters) that are effective ways to learn the languages on your own. I bought a teach yourself book on Serbian from Barnes and Noble, but it has no real interactive sections with audio or anything. Are there any brands of books or computer programs that you have found especially useful in your studies? Keep in mind, though, I am a full-time student, and I can't really afford expensive tutors or programs at the moment. I'm sorry about any flaws in my goals/desires in the field, but I thought it couldn't hurt to ask.
Thanks in advance for any help you guys can give me.
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I talk to my friend's mom in Spanish.
I'm not so cheap that I won't go to the store and buy a computer progr...
You can practice your Spanish on em ex a lot.
computer programs are not a bad idea
or possibly search the web for s...
Now a question about the computer programs -- What kinds do you guys r...
You should bump the spanish thread, annd practice over there
I make a concious effort to think about my japanese daily.
Good idea for a start.
Find some hot Russian chicks to hang out with and, uh, get some practi...
Find some native speakers and attempt to converse.
because mxicans have great spanish grammar skillz
use Rosetta Stone [computer program].
Rosetta Stone is supposed to be pretty good.
Latin.
my friend knows Latin.
Yeah, I would also say add someone to MSN whom you can talk to in any ...
that's a great idea
I appreciate the help you guys.
i can speak serbian czech some german and a little russian
Travel books are great for phrases.
Are you serious about the Serbian? I haven't really gone through the ...
Well I'm not 100% fluent but I can converse
That's pretty cool.
czech
Rosetta Stone is pretty chill because you can try it out on their webs...
Really? I'll definitely check that out, then.
I was thinking of getting it to learn farsi, so I tried it out, and it...
Yeah.
i might try learning french
I've wanted to learn farsi forever, but I've never mustered up the mot...
I've wanted to learn
Yesterday I was
so then when it rains usually...
Or, just go to the country of the language you want to learn.
i did latin in high school and got an a in it, but it was quite pointl...
My french came in handy when this french kid went into the CS:S server...
I'd say the thing that helped the most to learn English were movies, m...
It allows you to talk to other people through a microphone or whatever...
I speak English and Arabic fluently but I would be of no help there be...
English is my second language but I guess it doesn't really count beca...
To 666Ozz - I really want to travel, and I may do a study abroad to St...
It's always a damn problem if you speak a language that has few speake...
Uhm, well, during the week I'm in Brussels, so I keep my French going ...
This may sound stupid.
http://masterrussian.
talk to someone else in spanish.
I'm interested; what are your native dialects?
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