I was recently thinking that in daily, mundane conversation, we probably use no more than a few thousand words even though there are hundreds of thousands of words in use in the English language. You could probably get by in basic conversation in another language just learning a couple thousand words. After that, everything is just grammar, pronunciation, and being able to comprehend at conversational speed.
I like the way they break this plan down for rapidly learning a new language. Sounds very pragmatic and methodical and without having to go to language school or shell out for an expensive home course. I'm going to give this a shot.
http://lifehacker.com/5903288/i-learned-...-heres-how
I like the way they break this plan down for rapidly learning a new language. Sounds very pragmatic and methodical and without having to go to language school or shell out for an expensive home course. I'm going to give this a shot.
http://lifehacker.com/5903288/i-learned-...-heres-how