@whatamidoing you couldn't have listed and explained it better than you just did. A lot of people find it difficult to learn a second language because they lack the confidence to do it, you know a lot of people will laugh at you while you make efforts to speak a second language but confidence is extremely needed. Methods one chooses to learn a second language is of high importance, reasons being that everyone is different on how they learn, some learn with group, some learn as individuals some learn at slow pace while there are people who learn at fast pace, so you see that you cannot learn this language if these things are not considered.

The determination and zeal to learn the second language has to be at least up to 80% to 90% for me, today i speak the Hausa language in my country due to my determination to speak the language, i started by doing it myself before looking up to other people for correction and encouragement, most times its hard because some will laugh at you, some will make jest of you but the end goal is to be determined.

Finally i want to agree with you that one has to be where the language is spoken for easy learning and practice, you need to hear them speak and while you try to emulate them you learn.

Wonderful post, this should a lot of steemians who wants to learn a second language or languages.