RE: ADSactly Learning - Pineapple Language Hacks #4: The MOST EFFECTIVE study method for learning a language
Interesting, I started learning Mandarin earlier this year, and things were going well. Unfortunately though, I don't have anyone to practice with, and so just stopped speaking everyday.
I'm going to start another language again soon, but I'm stuck between the choice of Brazilian Portuguese (Pretty useful, will be able to use, and like the sound).
Brushing up on my German (Can speak a bit, have forgotten lots so should be fairly rapid learning, useful, I like German people!)
Spanish (I'm about 70-80% fluent, though would like to get my grammar on point. Opportunity to speak all the time)
Mandarin (Love the sound, love trying to speak, would get a real kick out of learning something so difficult).
Swedish (Started learning some time ago and never bothered to take it past the 'bob and mary' stage. Love the sound of it, would mainly be learning just to hear myself speak that way!)
I'm toying with the idea of Portuguese and Mandarin at the same time, but think that is silly, but tempting!
What do you reckon?
You don't have any Mandarin speakers around!? Where!!! Hahaha I've yet to find a place with no Mandarin speakers. Feel free to send me a message on discord if you want to practice.
As far as learning two languages at a time, I think it's do-able, it just takes an extra level of devotion and it may be a bit slower. I did French and Japanese at the same time but I was more interested in Japanese and so my French kind of fell apart. Really it's just about being able to motivate yourself to actually speak.
I've been thinking of going to more Mexican restaurants to motivate me to learn Spanish. It's not hard to learn a language when you aren't in the country, but it is hard to motivate yourself to keep studying when you don't have any chances to use the language so you need to create opportunities.