of course it wouldnt be enough to become fluent, but do you think it is enough to bring you to at least a working level?
2007-05-04 17:08:21 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I will be in Honduras working with 400 orphans.. after the first week i will be the only one who speaks english..( i have studied alot over the past 3 months, and can read it fairly well) and i took 2 years in high school but i didnt pick up much from that....
2007-05-04 17:43:02 · update #1
It depends on how much exposure and help you have while in the country. If you are in contact with native speakers most of the time during the day (like a home-stay program), you would have a good working level of the language. If you have only intermittent contact with helpful native speakers, you will have less of a command of the language.
If you are outgoing, you will end up with more ability than if you tend to be shy.
2007-05-04 17:17:27 · answer #1 · answered by Chalkbrd 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, it depends on if you have studied Spanish prior to your stay and for how long. I think that 2.5 months might allow you to understand the language a little better, but speaking it might still be hard. While your there, try to speak it as often as possible, and you should improve some.
2007-05-04 17:15:56 · answer #2 · answered by Kristen 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Nope, I am still working on becoming fluent in Spanish after 10 years, recently I got the word for Kitchen and Pig mixed up, Kochino or Cochino. well something like that...any how it was embarrassing! But I do not know what you consider a working level??????
2007-05-04 17:18:06 · answer #3 · answered by bugsie 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope, I lived in Puerto Rico for 3 years , and just covered the basics, enough to get my point across, but it takes years to master the verb tenses. If you are seeking a job where you have to be bilingual, two months will not do it.
2007-05-04 17:13:53 · answer #4 · answered by vivib 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are going to be living with a Spanish-speaking family and never use a word of English, then yes.
2007-05-04 17:14:16 · answer #5 · answered by RE 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
As long as you're going alone and not interacting with English speakers, then you should get a good working conversation level.
I suggest drinking, too--don't get drunk, but just enough to you don't worry so much about messing up.
Communication takes place even with the wrong verb tense--just keep going! :)
2007-05-04 17:17:09 · answer #6 · answered by ptstrobl 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would say at least do a minimum of six months.. at about six months you are just getting comfortable.
2007-05-04 17:51:44 · answer #7 · answered by lovecrazydance 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋