2007-04-26 07:57:33 · 15 answers · asked by Adam 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
Yes, but you need to be very motivated! Learning languages is hard work, as evidenced by the numerous questions in this section of YA. If you already have some notion of how well you do learning a foreign language, then jump right in. If, however, you've never taken any language courses, I'd recommend that you choose one to start with. You'll need to learn specific study habits to do well, and it might be a good idea to see if you're good at languages before you tackle two at once. Personally, I studied French for two years and then began to take Spanish as well. I found that the second language required little effort after I understood the concepts and study techniques from French class. Age has a lot to do with it too. We're better at learning languages when we're young, so I think that learning two simultaneously is more feasible for children than for adults. Whatever you choose to do, good luck!
2007-04-26 11:18:57 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it is realistic to study two languages at the same time. The study could help you better understand the grammar and usage through comparisons of the two languages.
2007-04-26 16:38:10 · answer #2 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If a person has a high enough attention span, a high aptitude for storing knowledge (good long-time memory too), and just an overall desire to learn; it is highly probable. The only problem that there would be is mixing the languages; but that can be avoided through careful drilling and preperation.
2007-04-26 15:06:26 · answer #3 · answered by soccerloverls 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the two languages are completely different, then I think you will have no problems. But if the languages are similar then there could be some confusion. For example, studying Spanish and Portugese might be confusing.
2007-04-26 15:06:06 · answer #4 · answered by hollyanna25 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. I grew up with two languages in my house. My dad and I spoke in english, and my mom and I spoke in Japanese. Bilingual children can get confused sometimes and use another language's words in the other, but they eventually start differentiating better. So I don't see why it wouldn't be the same for adults, although the ability to absorb language drastically decreases when you're older
2007-04-26 15:14:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
As long as you know how to motivate yourself, and do enough work every week, you should be fine. I have a 15-year-old friend who is fluent in 4 languages, and learning a 5th one. I myself am learning two at the moment, one at school, one by myself. Just work at it every week, or every day if you can. Good luck! ^_^
2007-04-26 15:07:11 · answer #6 · answered by creativity 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm Japanese and learned English and German at the same time and both improved faster than others but I confuse if a word is English word or German one all the time so I speak German to English speakers sometimes and I do the reverse.
2007-04-27 10:25:58 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes
2007-04-26 15:00:53 · answer #8 · answered by marshamicrobio02 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In european schools most are requiered to learn english and then they take another language (like french) as an elective.
2007-04-26 15:30:11 · answer #9 · answered by *unknownuser* 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no problem with that I'm Portuguese and I'm living in America so I'm still learning English. I'm also taking french in school and i just sign up for a Italian class online. it's pretty nice!
2007-04-26 18:24:55 · answer #10 · answered by Marina d 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋