02
Sep
Anonymous asked: For any mods who took foreign languages, did you feel that you could speak reasonably well after studying/taking a few years of classes?
French and Russian: Yes, for various values of yes. For both, it took time in an immersive environment (France, Middlebury Russian Language School) to truly feel fluid in my speaking, but you have the tools to have decent conversation after, say, 1.5-2.5 years, depending on language? And fairly complicated conversation after 4 years - my 5th year Russian class was basically a normal class but in Russian, which is the experience with many of the French classes after the first two years.
- Grace F (‘12)