Become fluent in more than one language

....my german studies got interupted over the summer by personal events, so i wound up registering for 5 ct hrs of BOTH German and Hebrew !

i’ve found them both so fascinatingm but languages are taught so differently than they were at UC ten years back. No grammar / verb conjucation drills, all the homework is thru CDRoms, and much more emphasis on listening & comprehension…learning words and phrases as a child would. Its been tougher to do well for me…

Thus, thought i’d compile a list of all the languages i’ve taken classes in so far. Not fluent yet; Italian still tops the list of the language i want to go further in learning….

_{(in order of first studied)}

• Spanish
• French
• Latin
• Italian
• German
• Hebrew

strange…it feels like there’s been more than that. I guess i’ve dabbled around with learning japanese kanji and gaelic words, along with lots of freelance study of etymology and linguistics…now just to work some Sanskrit studies in there…

:)

tho still trying to get the tuition-$$$ together, i’m geared up for (starting to) learning German I this summer. Red Tape has me prevented from registering just yet….but come June, hopefully i shall be “sprechen ze deutsche…” :)

1. Basic German I (former Accelerated
   15GRMN101
   Basic German language and culture.
   First quarter in the three-quarter sequence to fulfill A&S requirement.

‘Was just review my list of goals, and which ones i have neglected for a long time. Last time i had looked around, i couldnt find anything, class-wise, that would allow me to pursue this further, other than college classes (at @ $750 a pop) or language immersion programs (definately outta my price range for now). So it seemed indefinately back-burnered to make any progress…

But today, in a fit of optimism, i thot i google again for something in the area,,,,,and ~Hallelujah!, here’s a whole center just up the road Devoted to teaching Italian by native speakers of italian ! They offer classes in four different levels (which is much more than even UC does), and CEU’s awarded at the end of each class. $200.oo for ten weeks of classes: very very do-able even for a broke-sort like me. Che Meraviglioso ! T’will definately sign up for Spring session,,,dont think i can swing the Winter session (which starts in week) $$$-wise just right now. But hey, ‘Tis Grande!!

http://www.schoolamici.com/

the top choices for “fluency” are Italian, Latin, Japanese, Sanskrit, biblical Hebrew & Gaellic. I have already studied spanish, french, italian & abit of Latin, but i only got the grammar down, not the conversational conjugation schtuff….