Has anyone ever done one of these? Are they beneficial?
2007-12-18 07:40:37 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
As someone who has learned 3 languages and tried to master another two I think you would find it almost impossible unless you have a remarkable memory. Even then, you wouldn't pick up the nuances every language has. You may pick up the basics but not much else. Sorry to disappoint you but even the courses that say 'learn a language in 3 weeks' are not being realistic, the learn to speak Spanish with 900 words is ridiculous. If you think about your own language, you are still learning, in that you see and hear words you perhaps don't use or don't know. I wish you luck and look forward to seeing a report on here on how your course went.
2007-12-18 08:10:07 · answer #1 · answered by translatorinspain 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. You need to take at least a few months of a language course to get an understanding. I had a semester of Elementary French and I practice like mad. If I tried a one-day French course, I'd fail miserably.
2007-12-18 08:06:08 · answer #2 · answered by harpylady85 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Forget it! Take it from someone who has extensive experience in learning foreign languages (I speak 3 besides my mother tongue). Given you have a talent for languages and experience in studying foreign languages, you MIGHT get some of the essence of the language, relations to others, grammatical basics, etc. But vocabulary is the most difficult thing to learn, as well as speaking and understanding others, and that takes practice.
2007-12-18 08:03:12 · answer #3 · answered by Stephanie P 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I tried to learn Tagalog in a day and failed miserably, I can't remember any of it now, except the insults maybe.
2007-12-18 07:44:35 · answer #4 · answered by Rick G 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋