Yeah so I have to / want to learn a second language but idk where to start at. Has anyone tried Rosetta Stone or know someone who has? Was it worth it / easy to use? What comes with it?
[QUOTE="NiKva"]If it's French, quit now, its impossible! :P I'd recommend taking classes. If not, then I guess Rossetta stone would help. Nope its not French lol
[QUOTE="fastesttruck"][QUOTE="NiKva"]If it's French, quit now, its impossible! :P I'd recommend taking classes. If not, then I guess Rossetta stone would help. Nope its not French lol mind telling us what language it is?
[QUOTE="fastesttruck"][QUOTE="josephl64"] mind telling us what language it is? Sorta. Trying to keep things on the hidden side. At least as far as details go. Why? Not like we're gonna 'steal' the language from you. :?
[QUOTE="fastesttruck"][QUOTE="josephl64"] mind telling us what language it is? Sorta. Trying to keep things on the hidden side. At least as far as details go. Don't tell me it's something stupid like Hyrulian or that startrack bullcrap.
[QUOTE="MrsSolidSnake"] Don't tell me it's something stupid like Hyrulian or that startrack bullcrap. No its nothing of that sort. Wait did you just call Hyrulian stupid? Which I take it to be talking about zelda related...
Go take a language class, as well as absorbing the culture of the language you wanted to learn. If you are dedicated enough, you can be proficient in a year-plus time.
Spoken and written. Be able to hold convos and get a job. fastesttruck
Then a course will be mandatory. In order to put a language on a resume (AFAIK) one must either be certified via professional course (either university or otherwise) or be able to prove (through testing) that one is fluent. Written language is easy to learn, at least personally. It is the vocal part of a language, with its slang, colloquialisms and dialects that make it exceedingly hard to become fluent. When I took Japanese in university (intro and intermediate), I was able to read/write just fine, and did quite well on tests. When the vocal aspects came into the picture (either in class, or trying to communicate with/listen to a native speaker) it was another story entirely. And I'm pretty keen on hearing subtle inflections and tonal qualities (i.e. Mandarin Chinese) and reproducing them (i.e. Sanskrit, Tibetan). It would probably help if we knew the specific language you want to learn.
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