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Originally Posted by Ceili
I would love love Love to be able to converse in the language of a country I'm visiting, alas, I have absolutely No language skills  |
Have you tried to learn a modern language recently? Modern teaching methods are completely different from those that used to be employed in schools, and are extremely effective. I really do not believe that there is anybody who genuinely "cannot" learn a foreign language if they really set their mind to it! You need a genuine motivation, though, and the opportunity to use it "for real". The only way to make language "stick" is to use it.