Language Learning Asked on August 25, 2021
I am an unemployed engineer currently, and I have 0 knowledge of French and German (I am Spanish) so I have a lot of time this summer (virtually 100% availability).
I can enroll in one or two intensive courses.
Each course consists in 2 hours a day / 4 days a week during 1 or 2 months, and you get A1 level.
Would it be positive to enroll in German and French? (it would be 4 hours a day in total. 4 days a week) Or would I end up burnt out from so many languages and it would be better to focus only in one?
Would I have problems learning these 2 languages at the same time? I think they are not too similar between themselves so I would not mix them.
I also know Spanish (similar somehow to French) and a bit of Norwegian (similar to German) so that could help perhaps.
Your knowledge of Spanish will help you understanding French vocabulary in a great deal. It won't help you with French pronunciation nor grammar.
Even a thorough knowledge of Norwegian would help you understanding German grammar only at a very basic level. It won't help you at all with German pronunciation, and the Norwegian basic vocabulary is actually further away from German basic vocabulary than English basic vocabulary.
About learning two foreign languages at the same time: it's certainly doable. Schoolkids do that all the time. But not because it's better to do it this way, only because they have a curriculum to follow.
My personal opinion is, it's two A1 courses. They give you an insight into the languages.
Take both and make an informed decision which A2 course you take. It doesn't only depend on the language but also on the teacher. If you found both A1 courses okay, postpone your decision for French or German until the B1 level. And so on.
Answered by Janka on August 25, 2021
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