How Long Does It Take to Learn a Language?

People ask me how long it takes to learn a language, sometimes with reference to a specific language. I feel like asking them "what's the hurry?". Just enjoy the language and enjoy whatever you are able to achieve in the language.

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0:00 - How long does it take to learn a language? What's the hurry?
1:15 - The more different from English (if that's your native tongue) the more difficult the language will be to learn.
1:40 - What you do outside the classroom is more important than what goes on in the classroom.
2:47 - You need to enjoy the process of learning the language.
4:43 - What is interlanguage?
5:42 - You will likely always make mistakes in your new language and that's okay.
7:46 - It takes about this long to learn a language similar to your native language if you're motivated in my experience.
9:13 - The key is to enjoy the process of learning the language.

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