Easy Languages: Stories of Language Learning

6: No Fear, No Hurry: How Long Does It Really Take to Learn a Language?


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In this episode, we delve into the dark depths of the etymology of words like Halloween and Samhain! But fear not, it’s just an excuse for us to talk about Celtic languages and some words that creeped into the English language!

We also covered a hotly debated topic: can you really learn a language in 3 months? And if not, how long does it really take to do so? We’ll check what scientific studies say, but we will also share our own opinions and experiences.

Show Notes
  • Wikipedia
    • Hogmanay
    • Halloween
    • Samhain
    • Languages of Scotland
    • Scots Language
    • Scottish Gaelic
    • Celtic Languages
    • Welsh Corgi dog
    • Whisky, etymology
    • Book series read by Raffaele: The Warlord Chronicles by Bernard Cornwell
    • Benny Lewis, Fluent in 3 Months
    • Steve Kaufmann, Lingq, The Linguist (YouTube)
    • Language Learning Timelines (Foreign Service Institute, US Department of State)
    • What are the hardest languages to learn (Voxy)
    • Five Factors That Determine How Long it Takes to Learn a Foreign Language (Study and Go Abroad)
    • How to learn any language in six months, Chris Lonsdale, TEDx (YouTube)
    • Omniglot
    • A short passage from a movie in which a young Chinese guy enters a bar in Ireland, speaks Irish, and… (YouTube)
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