Learning two (or more) foreign languages

[davidsonj73]

Anyone reading this who knows three or more languages, how did you do it? I mean, if I want to study Spanish and Hebrew, will studying both of them on the same day be counterproductive, or should I study one for x number of days or weeks, and then the other for x number of days or weeks? What I'm asking is how did you do it as far as your study schedule?

 

[Scaramouche]

Hi Davidson,
This is a very interesting question....Sir Richard Burton,one of the most interesting coves,that God ever shovelled smarts into,had 26 languages and 14 dialects....He claimed that he had developed a system that enabled him to learn a language in six months,but then Burton could recite the entire Qur'an by heart...Some can do it even more quickly.....The English Savant Daniel Tammel taught himself Icelandic in seven Days....Ivan Illich claimed to be able to communicate effectively in Greek after an afternoon spent wandering around with the Greek Gardener at the New York Guest House he was staying at,before travelling to Greece....So while agreeing,that it is very much dependent on the individual,there might be systems out there to help you.

 

[davidsonj73]

Hi Davidson,
This is a very interesting question....Sir Richard Burton,one of the most interesting coves,that God ever shovelled smarts into,had 26 languages and 14 dialects....He claimed that he had developed a system that enabled him to learn a language in six months,but then Burton could recite the entire Qur'an by heart...Some can do it even more quickly.....The English Savant Daniel Tammel taught himself Icelandic in seven Days....Ivan Illich claimed to be able to communicate effectively in Greek after an afternoon spent wandering around with the Greek Gardener at the New York Guest House he was staying at,before travelling to Greece....So while agreeing,that it is very much dependent on the individual,there might be systems out there to help you.

Thank you!