Ginger91 195 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 And reach a high level to where you can consume a piece of text in that language with minor/no difficulty. How long did it take you to reach that level? And why did you start learning that language? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yoonability 4,159 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 It's a fluent process so I can't really tell how long it took me to reach this level. Probably somewhere between 4 to 7 years for perfect understanding/grammar/etc. But I could write and speak after 3 years, just that it wouldn't be without mistakes. Oh, and reading was possible after 2 years for fairly normal texts (so nothing scientific or high difficulty). Think a good newspaper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinni 4,412 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Well, I started learning English in school, but I think after I started reading Harry Potters when I was about 11 yo I made some sort of a break through lol. Actually I have no idea how long it took to learn English fluently... It's been so long I really can't remember. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
--- 967 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 i started studying english 10 years ago but i def wouldnt say im on a high level...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rainbowsoldier 1,604 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Since i was little. And i took my degree 2 years ago, i am 18 years old now ( wow still cant believe i became 18 yesterday xD) I think its more than 7 years definitely. For english at least... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pururin 14,348 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 i remember reading decently and writing in my diary in english (my 2nd language) when i was 14-15... so i'd say it took me ~3 years? but i "practised" everyday bc of games and stuff... idk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jollyee 336 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Acquire it since young age Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Perfume 1,472 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 It took me many many years. Spanish foreign language education system was not very good. I learned a lot in academies and watching films/series in English with English subtitles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinni 4,412 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Oh yea, I forgot to add that I actually learned a lot after I joined OH almost two years ago. I noticed that I wrote some things wrong constantly so OH has been useful in that sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victaorious 2,923 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Started learning Japanese around 20, because I was up for a challenge. Took more than 4 years (I would be considered a good language learner) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNGGYU 2,323 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 it took some years to learn English, for sure, around 6-8 years, even though I'm far for being fluent. but around the age of 4 to 6 years old I lived in spain and I was able to learn spanish in far less time, I'd say that the age helped as well, but living among people who speak the language you're trying to learn helps a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HATEmeCUZyouAINTme 1,853 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Well I kinda learnt both since I was a child and did both at school so I can't really tell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redheart 7,440 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I've been speaking english since forever I remember being very young and having one of my uncle who lived in an english speaking country teach me how to count in english I wouldn't say that I'm high level tho, I still make a lot of grammatical mistakes but what really helped me (and it's stupid) is watching youtube videos and movies and series without subtitles and hanging on forums trying to speak english, and also having pen pals plus when I was in high school I was in a section where we had a few classes in full english during that time I studied great literature and read a lot of book in very complicated english. It was painful but it help me a lot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WonderJoyous 10,634 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Well, I started learning english since I was a little child, and my grammar started to improve once I entered the forums and started chatting with users, I can´t say it´s perfect tho, i´m constantly learning new words and rules. Right now i´m in constant pain because my keyboard don´t work properly and i´m forced to make mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaVandercunt 19 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I had to learn English because I knew that we were going to move to USA. Do I have an accent? Absolutely, but I know how to play around with my voice and with the phonetic sounds in order to diminish my accent. Truth be told I speak better than I write, all those tenses in English just drive me nuts cause in Polish we only have 3; past, present and future. I guess even native English speaking people have difficulty with English grammar. Funny thing is that my English is actually better than my native tongue. I forgot a lot of Polish because I only use it with my parents on a daily basis. I forgot a lot of the grammar, I forgot a lot of the words etc.. Do not ask me to translate a letter word for word from English to Polish and vice versa cause that's not gonna happen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victorious 3,457 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 i think it depends on -your mother tongue's level of difficulty -the language you are learning -the method you are following -how often and in which medium are you gonna practice that language I could read,understand and speak turkish after roughly a year, and make it fluent, no one can tell i'm not native, in 3 years or so because i started living there While it took a longer time to learn english because it was only once a week at school and i couldn't practice it as much at first My mother tongue is much harder than both of them so it was an advantage So if you are not just sticking to the 'official' way of taking courses but are adding up listening to music, watching programs and reading books in that particular language plus lots of practice you definitely can shorten the span of naturalising to the language in 3 years or so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lol_ 474 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I started learning English when I was 7 and two years later I didn't need that ESOL teacher. You learn faster if you breathe and live that language lol I was a quick learner as a child, but I guess every child learns fast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monraine 1,610 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 Well, I started learning English in school, but I think after I started reading Harry Potters when I was about 11 yo I made some sort of a break through lol. Actually I have no idea how long it took to learn English fluently... It's been so long I really can't remember. omg i learned english properly because of harry potter too i hated learning english in school until 4th grade.....but then i had to wait for half a year for hp to be translated in my language so my mother bought every christmas the english books... at first i had some trouble reading them but after the first book i only liked the english versions, then it came natural and it became my favorite subject at school Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinni 4,412 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 omg i learned english properly because of harry potter too i hated learning english in school until 4th grade.....but then i had to wait for half a year for hp to be translated in my language so my mother bought every christmas the english books... at first i had some trouble reading them but after the first book i only liked the english versions, then it became my favorite subject at school SAME THING OMG. It took way too long for them to be translated so I bought the English versions. From sixth grade to seventh my English skills developed so fast that when I used to be average, I was suddenly at the top of the class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mami3chan 7,210 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 arabic is my second language and english is my third language < i don't really remember how much time it's took me lol, i still suck in english anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rosesquare 2,797 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I started learning English when I was a young age, maybe at 6/7 years old. My parents wanted me to master English, so they sent me to English classes for years. Since the classes were mostly centered around grammar and reading comprehension, I thought that wasn't enough. So I started watching movies and listening to songs in English and mimicked their pronounciation. Over the years I forced myself to watch TV shows or YT videos without subtitles and read books in English. I'd say I became fluent around high school years. That was when I could regulate my thoughts in English and express them in English as well. No trace of any accent too. I'm much more comfortable using English now than I am in my mother tongue lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ournewboyfriend 1,549 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 I had a lot of friends whose main language was English so even though I kinda slacked off during English classes in school, I guess I learned well by talking to them regularly since they didn't know Russian that well so I'd have to speak in English. So I recommend talking to someone in English (there's also texting, but that's different because in that case you have more time to think about your reply) Also, watching movies/ TV shows helps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newton'sApple 2,006 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 5 years to learn french and 2 years to learn englisj, i think living in the country helps too ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angy 5,950 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 English is everywhere so.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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