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The US state department has some estimates of time to become proficient in target languages for English speakers. Germanic and Latin based languages take the le
by antihipocrat 2y ago
The US state department has some estimates of time to become proficient in target languages for English speakers. Germanic and Latin based languages take the least amount of effort:
https://www.state.gov/foreign-language-training/ https://www.state.gov/foreign-language-training/
- wvh 2y agoInteresting link. Some of those estimates are very, very optimistic though...
- antihipocrat 2y agoIt helps that staff are participating in these programs full-time, no other duties required. A story I've heard first hand is that after the program, department staff can discuss diplomacy in the target language, but struggled to order a coffee!