Shadowing Practice: Can I learn TWO languages at the same time? - Learn English Speaking with Video
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Can I learn two languages at the same time?
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Well, the answer is yes you can, but I probably don't recommend it.
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So look, learning a language is hard and it takes time, whatever language you're learning, okay?
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And the amount that you progress in a language is directly proportional to the amount of focus
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that you can bring to the task.
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So if the goal is to learn a language or even two languages as quickly as possible, then the worst thing you can do is to split your focus in half by learning two languages
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because not only are you now spending less time on the first language, but you've also split your focus, which means you go slower.
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So to learn two languages at the same time would probably take three
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or four times longer than it would to just learn one language because of that split in focus.
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So if the goal is speed in language learning, then it's much better to learn one language first, learn it well, and then move on to the second language
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because you are then bringing the power of focus to the task.
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Having said that, not all of us are in a big race to the finish line.
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A lot of us just want to learn languages for the sheer joy of it
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because it brings so much to our lives, enriches so many different parts of our day-to-day.
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And so if you are really passionate about two
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or even three languages and you want to learn all of them at the same time, then I say go for your life
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because life is too short not to study and pursue the things that you are interested in.
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One tip I would give you though is to make one language your main focus
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and spend 80% of your time on that one language
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and then have the other two as kind of on the back burner
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because at least then you're able to bring most of your focus to the primary language.
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