HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO LEARN A LANGUAGE? 13 YEARS LEARNING LANGUAGES AND WHAT SPED UP THE PROCESS

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Hey guys,

In this video I tried my best to approximate the number of hours it took me to learn each of the six languages I've studied over the past thirteen years. This is not an exact number. I just wanted you guys to have a point of reference in terms of what I studied in comparison to what I've learned. I want to get the point across that learning a language takes, more than anything, dedication and consistency; however, there is definitely a pattern that I have observed throughout the years, and that is that the more languages you learn, the easier and faster it is to learn other languages, so don't get discouraged and keep up all of your hard work and effort because, I promise you, it pays off!

With love,

Language Girl

ENGLISH:

EDUCATION IN COLOMBIA LAST 5 YEARS FROM AGES 8-13:
4 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 5 (DAYS A WEEK) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 5 (YEARS) =
*2550* (+)
EDUCATION IN THE US FIRST TWO YEARS:
5 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 5 (DAYS A WEKK) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 2 (YEARS)
*1275* (+)
BOARDING SCHOOL ONE YEAR *I had to speak English all the time, including weekends and outside of class*:
5 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 5 (DAYS A WEKK) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 1 (YEARS) + 1000 (HOURS OUTSIDE OF CLASS, JUST FROM LIVING IN AN AMERICAN SETTING)
*1637* (+)

THIS IS EQUAL TO: *5462 HOURS* IN 8 YEARS
Although I kept on English after my first year at boarding school, this is the point when I felt completely comfortable with the language and where I noticed I was fluent in the language

FRENCH:

EDUCATION IN COLOMBIA (TWO YEARS):
1 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 3 (DAYS A WEEK) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 2 (YEARS)
*153* (+)
EDUCATION IN US (THREE YEARS):
1 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 3 (DAYS A WEEK) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 3 (YEARS)
*229* (+)
STUDY ABROAD IN FRANCE FULL IMMERSION (THREE MONTHS)
12 (HOURS OF IMMERSION A DAY) X 90 (DAYS)
*1080* (+)
SPRING SOPHOMORE SEMESTER
1 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 3 (DAYS A WEEK) X 13 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS)
*39* (+)
SENIOR AND JUNIOR YEAR IN HIGH SCHOOL
1 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 3 (DAYS A WEEK) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 2 (YEARS) + 100 HOURS (HOURS OF SELF STUDY ABOUT 1 HOUR A WEEK FOR TWO YEARS)
*253* (+)
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEAR IN COLLEGE:
1 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 4 (DAYS A WEEK) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 2 (YEARS) + 100 HOURS (HOURS OF SELF STUDY ABOUT 1 HOUR A WEEK FOR TWO YEARS)
*304* (+)

THIS IS EQUAL TO: *2,058* HOURS* IN 10 YEARS

GERMAN:
FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE YEAR IN COLLEGE:
1 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 5 (DAYS A WEEK) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 2 (YEARS) + 2 (HOURS OF LANGUAGE TABLES + EVENTS) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 2 (YEARS) + 2 (HOURS OF HOMEWORK) X 6(DAYS A WEEK) 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) X 2 (YEARS) + 100 HOURS (HOURS OF SELF STUDY ABOUT 1 HOUR A WEEK FOR TWO YEARS)
*1069* (+)
J-TERM
2 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 5 (DAYS A WEEK) X 4 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) + 2 (HOURS OF LANGUAGE TABLES + EVENTS) X 4 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) + 4 (HOURS OF HOMEWORK) X 6 (DAYS A WEEK) X 4 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS)
*144* (+)
GERMANY PLAY 1 YEAR
1 (HOURS OF REHEARSAL) X 3 (DAYS A WEEK) X 25.5 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS)

THIS IS EQUAL TO: *1,290* HOURS* IN 2 YEARS
I also practiced German over the summer which were a total of about 100 hours, but I didn't include that here.

ITALIAN:
FIRST SEMESTER
1 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 4 (DAYS A WEEK) X 13 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) + 2 (HOURS OF EVENTS/ LANGUAGE TABLES) X 13
*104*
SUMMER
1 (HOURS OF PRACTICE) X 90 (DAYS)
*90*
SECOND SEMESTER
1 (HOURS OF CLASS) X 4 (DAYS A WEEK) X 13 (NUMBER OF SCHOOL WEEKS) + 2 (HOURS OF EVENTS/ LANGUAGE TABLES) X 13
*104*
THIS IS EQUAL TO: *298* HOURS* IN 1 YEAR

PORTUGUESE - I STILL HAVE NOT REACHED FLUENCY :)
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