learning a new language?

No idea how it works in Canada, but in Poland there is a ton of language schools. They are fairly cheap (around ~500$ for half a year) and pretty efficient, as you learn from a native speaker in small groups.

I don't think learning through use of internet can provide anywhere near the results of going to normal classes.

On October 14 2012 15:39 Defrag wrote: No idea how it works in Canada, but in Poland there is a ton of language schools. They are fairly cheap (around ~500$ for half a year) and pretty efficient, as you learn from a native speaker in small groups. I don't think learning through use of internet can provide anywhere near the results of going to normal classes.

this

go live in brazil for a year
win

and if u go to a school make sure u dont learn european portuguese, its really gross

On October 14 2012 16:02 MiPwnYa wrote: and if u go to a school make sure u dont learn european portuguese, its really gross

lol. Is there a big difference between european portuguese and brazilian portuguese? do they understand eachother well?

like I said - I'd rather learn the european variant, because family lives there. + i'd like to stay there awhile, the azores look beautiful

yea they understand each other well but accent/pronunciation is very different and so are a bunch of words and expressions, id say its a slightly bigger difference than the one between american english and english spoken in wales or scotland ? Not sure how accurate that comparison is tho

Brazil has like 50 different places that are just as gorgeous as the azores (not very fair to compare the 2 countries given the size difference tho)
Portugal is great too and country's totally busto so everything's cheap. Good food/quite nice people in general. Decent country to be based in.

I tried learning Korean before online, then when I moved here I realized I couldn't say anything very well... pronunciation etc... was god awful.

I'm trying to unlearn all I learned before and I'm now studying Korean here in addition to going to university classes.

check out Tim Ferris material 4h workweek guy

i think he said

environment > method > what

i've been taking spanish at my university for the past 2 months (never spoke a word previously). it's pretty fun, sometimes i feel like i could be learning most of the material just as efficiently with the textbook on my own, but i guess it's pretty useful having someone there who is fluent to correct you on the spot when you say something wrong. i think private tutoring would be the best option if that's feasible for you.

duolingo

learn french its usefull and easy to learn
(lol)

On October 15 2012 13:39 HeRoS)eNGagE wrote: learn french its usefull and easy to learn (lol)

I speak french

it's my first language. but i've been slowly losing it - because I never use it

I guess it would be too difficult learning the language, considering there's not much language classes around me.. better off just waiting until I do some travelling.

surely calling portuguese portuguese gross is like the same as an american calling english english gross???

on topic: i know a couple of friends who have actually had success with just torrenting pimsleur and working through the tapes

On October 14 2012 18:08 SugoGosu wrote: I tried learning Korean before online, then when I moved here I realized I couldn't say anything very well... pronunciation etc... was god awful. I'm trying to unlearn all I learned before and I'm now studying Korean here in addition to going to university classes.

http://10mag.com/korean-classes-nationwide/