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I teach foreign languages and I can say , based on my experience, that the easiest way to learn another language is through natives. You can learn it in schools, too, but it is more difficult and more abstract.
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I live in a country where English is not the first language, and though it is required to have three years of English, it is mostly the basic and not enough to make you fluent in it. It makes sense that a native speaker can be more efficient, but I don't think it is necessary to be in a country to learn the language.
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Learning through a native speaker is best I think. It's kind of easier.
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Hello! I love your question! I love languages as well :techie-studyinggray:
I am a native speaker of Spanish. English is my second language. I haven't learned from native speakers, but that didn't stop me from using the English language to get my ideas across.
My third language is (going to be) German. I have studied with a Spanish native speaker like me and now I'm taking classes with a lady from Germany. I think it's the same. As long as you are taught by someone who is passionate and professional, you can learn without any restrictions.
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I think it would be ok to learn the basics by yourself, but better to learn and study in depth with a native. A friend of mine learned to speak Spanish in Colorado but when she went to Mexico they were speaking more of a slang and she was speaking the proper Spanish she learned which made the conversation struggle.
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For me, learning another language with help from a native speaker has been best. I have used language learning software like Rosetta Stone as well as using language books as aids to my learning. I'll also watch movies or listen to music in the language I'm trying to learn too. I have to tackle it from many angles to really learn it.
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I took four years of Latin in high school. Never learned to really speak it and only took a semester of Italian in college. So I could never converse in another language. But it's funny that just with those roots, I can pick up a fair amount hearing or seeing related languages.
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Learning a second language from a native speaker is the best way. And it's going to be a two way process. You learn from them and they learn from you. If to learn another language, I like French and Japanese
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Would like to learn French. I think the fastest way to learn another language is to be among people who speak the language.
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I love learning other languages. So I have to admit that talking to natives it's an amazing source of learning. But in my personal experience I must say that books and songs are also a perfect choice if you really want to learn.
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There are many ways to learn a new language. Engaging in dialogue with a native speaker is just one of them. Everyone learns differently some have to sit inside a class room others from listening and practice. Music is a great way to learn a new language. It's easier to remember something sung to a beat than something said in the monotone of a professor.
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I think learning through a native speaker would be a huge asset. Though I do have a friend who mostly learned English through other people and says she has difficulty writing in English. So I don't think there's any perfect way to learn another language. I live in an area that has a very diverse community and I hear different languages spoken all the time. It makes me wish I could do the same, but at this point in my life I just don't have the drive or the time to invest in it.
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It's not limited to learning from a native (country),
If I had to choose I would like to learn Spanish first
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Speaking with a native in learning their language is the only way one could go on about it. You can listen to music sung in a language you are learning, or even watch movies and series acted in that very same language, with subtitles...however.
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There are many ways to learn a new language, but learning from a native is the best. It wouldn't come off as a difficult task, you get to enjoy the language as you're learning it, which makes it fast and easier.
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