Be fluent in another language

I have a head start in Spanish :)

I have had four years of Spanish in high school and two college semesters, and still I am not fluent. I can read it well, but not hear it fully.

One of my many goals in life is to be able to go to another country and talk to someone there in their language. It would be a great accomplishment that I would be incredibly proud of. For the longest time I have wanted to learn Japanese, but now I am also considering learning Italian as well(this would be useful for singing opera). My problem is that I always find excuses not to practice and am not dedicated enough.

Although I’m nowhere near fluent, I know a lot of words, and have a few Astrid Lindgren books, in the original Swedish to start reading. At the moment I don’t have my workbooks, as they’re on their way in boxes (with a whole load of other stuff). I do have Erik to talk to, and he is very helpful. I will also try and find an adult learning course here in Umeå. I knew of Folkuniversitet, but their A1 (beginner) course started on the 15th of September, 5 days before I got here. I am positive, and eager, though, so once my residency is sorted, this should be easier.

I learn both Japanese and french at school and would love some sort of fluency in japanese, but french is my passion. With french, I hope to take it to uni level and live/study there for a year or so.
I just need to get my head down,go over tenses,grammar and the speaking aspect of the language.

Bonne chance :)

It’s very good, a proper, all round package, and it’s going all right so far. I’m just happy to be learning.

I would love to get fluent in another language, but I think I’ve got way too many other things on my plate right now: making a web site that makes money, getting ready for the Ph.D., etc. So, I’m giving up for now. The Ph.D. program might provide a good occasion for mastering another language, though.

Could take more Espanol for fluency, OR I could begin ASL, I know both of these languages will put me up to the top in searching for social work or psychological related jobs.

I am Chinese! Next year, I will graduate from school,so,it’s the time to find a job.If I want to get a career with a high salary,I must good at another language,especially English. Now ,I must prepare it!

I would like to build on my french vocabulary and one day be able to confidently have a french conversation or two!!