Can I learn 2 languages at the same time?

[Jaritars]

Hi Torsten! I enjoy a lot of different things including golf, tennis, and reading. I am, however, very interested in Languages. I am a graduate student working my my masters in engineering. This being the case, I have the opportunity to come in contact with people from all over the world. This is one of the reasons I decided to take up Japanese

I think you are very right. I will have to try to find someone to converse with. Japanese is much easier to locate. I guess I just feel like i am in a "learning rut", so to speak; like I am stuck at a particular level with my german and cant get myself any higher.

Thanks for your words of advice. Until soon, i hope

Jarita

[Torsten]

Hi Jarita, what also might help is listening to dialogues. Feed your mind with as many commonly used phrases, expressions, idioms and other bits and pieces of the language as possible. The trouble with speaking to somebody is that you have to produce a lot of sentences quite fast. Language learners are often overwhelmed with this complex task. 'Consuming' dialogues is not as difficult as 'producing' a dialogue. So, get your hands on films, movies, audio books, theatre plays, etc. and delve into them. Enjoy this 'input' phase and take hope from the fact that the quantity of your 'input' directly correlates to the quality of the output you will be able to produce.
Let me know what you think.
By the way, what kind of engineer will you be?

Torsten
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[Jamie (K)]

[Pimgirl]

I am learning Japanese German and Russian right now all with Pimsleur. The languages are different enough that you won't get any words mixed up. So YES you can learn more than one at a time BUT make sure they are not super similar or you may get confused...ie Russian/Ukrainian.

[Heropsychodreamer]

I have just taken up Spanish. Have been learning French for a while now... and without being able to travel to France... i've felt a bit stale with the language. So i've decided to take up spanish and get myself to a high basic level, with that as well. I find it very similar to french, so its easier to learn because there are similarities... but its still different enough for me to not get confused. Though i still sometimes mess up my accents between the two... but that will come in time. I will still continually review my french, as i dont want to lose it... but am really enjoying starting again with something new!!!!