Learn any language in six months?

[pne]

I read a blog entry entitled Learn Any Language in 6 Months.

One of the key components is immersing yourself in the language: listening to the language on YouTube, reading newspapers, etc.

So I guess he's not really saying "Learn any language in six months", but "Learn any major language in six months - one which has enough material available easily that you can consume lots of it".

For example, I think I'd have a tough time finding significant content in Inuktitut: audio is the most problematical, but even written is probably tough if I don't want to read the minutes of parliamentary meetings or government brochures on avoiding AIDS. And even Romansh would be tricky: quite a few books, but I'm not sure whether I could get audio (RTR is mostly music, for example).

So, yeah. Good for you if the language you want to learn is Japanese. But something like Walloon? Is tougher.

Comments

[pne]

a magazine that's in three or four languages - a syllabically-written variety of Inuktitut (from the eastern Canadian arctic, I think), and a Latin-alphabet variety of Inuktitut (from the western Canadian arctic, I think). And probably also French, but I don't actually remember that.

Ah - that reminds me of a magazine or two I once saw available for download in PDF. I should follow up that route, too.

Not what I was looking for, but contains Inuktitut religious audio: http://globalrecordings.net/en/program/C10361

"Wrong" dialect for me, but I see it has lots of other options, so thanks for pointing me towards the site!

Actually, if you like, I could give you my copy of Ruth in 'Eastern Arctic Eskimo' (as the English title calls it). It's small enough that it shouldn't be difficult to mail. And if I ever get around to learning any Inuktitut, I'm more likely to want to practice on my New Testament.

That would be nice, yes. My address is in http://pne.dreamwidth.org/1974/11/16/ .

[steorra]

Okay, I have it in an addressed envelope, but it'll probably be a bit before I get to a post office for correct postage.

[pne]

Thank you!

[steorran_worulde]

It's sent off.
(Don't feel like logging out of this account at the moment while I have another post in the making.)

[pne]

It arrived today. Thank you very much!

[steorra]

You're welcome!