OT: Learning a foreign language

[SLY]

Anyone know if that Rosetta Stone is the best method? If not, please advise what it the best way to learn another language. I'm looking to learn Korean.

 

[RP-29]

Find yourself a nice piece of Korean pie, have you? Want to learn the language to impress her?

 

[SLY]

Haha, I've impressed her enough. She is very rusty and looking to relearn Korean (she was adopted at 5). She's expressed that she would like our child(ren) in the future to know Korean, so I figured I should learn it myself.

Plus the lineage of Taoism I practice is rooted in Korea, and they do retreats there every 2-3 years, so I have a big interest in learning Korean now for multiple reasons.

 

[elocomotive]

If it's any other languge, I'd say Rosetta Stone.

But since we're talking about Korean, I'd just attend a lot of LPGA events. You'll both have it down in no time.

 

[Comeds]

Haha, I've impressed her enough. She is very rusty and looking to relearn Korean (she was adopted at 5). She's expressed that she would like our child(ren) in the future to know Korean, so I figured I should learn it myself.

Plus the lineage of Taoism I practice is rooted in Korea, and they do retreats there every 2-3 years, so I have a big interest in learning Korean now for multiple reasons.

Sounds like we need to get ourselves in wedding shape! *doing crunches at my desk*

I cannot answer if it was the best or not but I did the first five or six lessons of a Rosetta Stone Welsh language course. Welsh is supposed to be relatively difficult but the lessons were presented easily and kind of fun to do. I wasn't that far in so I was still just learning different words not full dialogues or sentences.

 

[SLY]

If it's any other languge, I'd say Rosetta Stone.

But since we're talking about Korean, I'd just attend a lot of LPGA events. You'll both have it down in no time.

Lol, are Koreans big into golf? I have no idea.

 

[RP-29]

Haha, I've impressed her enough. She is very rusty and looking to relearn Korean (she was adopted at 5). She's expressed that she would like our child(ren) in the future to know Korean, so I figured I should learn it myself.

Plus the lineage of Taoism I practice is rooted in Korea, and they do retreats there every 2-3 years, so I have a big interest in learning Korean now for multiple reasons.

Wow, that was a pretty close guess, though, considering I knew absolutely nothing of your personal life, background or reasoning.

Foreign languages aren't my bag, baby. I took two years of Spanish in high school but retained only about 5% of it. Good luck.

 

[SLY]

Sounds like we need to get ourselves in wedding shape! *doing crunches at my desk*

I cannot answer if it was the best or not but I did the first five or six lessons of a Rosetta Stone Welsh language course. Welsh is supposed to be relatively difficult but the lessons were presented easily and kind of fun to do. I wasn't that far in so I was still just learning different words not full dialogues or sentences.

Yea I heard the worst thing to do is try to learn a new language by just translating English words/phrases. I believe Rosetta Stone teaches you the language as if you're learning it apart from English. I'm not sure if that is right or not.

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Haha, I've impressed her enough. She is very rusty and looking to relearn Korean (she was adopted at 5). She's expressed that she would like our child(ren) in the future to know Korean, so I figured I should learn it myself.

Plus the lineage of Taoism I practice is rooted in Korea, and they do retreats there every 2-3 years, so I have a big interest in learning Korean now for multiple reasons.

Take classes. Most decent community colleges offer courses. Rosetta is for the birds.

 

[Abe Vigoda]

Take classes. Most decent community colleges offer courses. Rosetta is for the birds.

I was going to suggest this as well. Also, look into Adult Ed classes...

 

[SLY]

Take classes. Most decent community colleges offer courses. Rosetta is for the birds.

That's where I was leaning, I just wasn't sure if those programs were good or not... Or worth it, they're pretty pricey from what I've heard.

 

[elocomotive]

Lol, are Koreans big into golf? I have no idea.

They practically have a national training program for women's golf. They have 40 of the top 100 players in the LPGA today. For a country with only 50 million people, that's insane.

"Speed skating and ladies golf - that's what Korea does!" -Wedding Crashers

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

That's where I was leaning, I just wasn't sure if those programs were good or not... Or worth it, they're pretty pricey from what I've heard.

Guessing you live Stateside? How pricey, exactly?

 

[SLY]

Well thankfully my lady isn't into golf. That shit puts me to sleep unless there's tons of bourbon and cigars.

 

[elocomotive]

Sounds like we need to get ourselves in wedding shape! *doing crunches at my desk*

I attend zero SportsHoopla weddings until I get my god... damn....fruit basket!!!

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

They practically have a national training program for women's golf. They have 40 of the top 100 players in the LPGA today. For a country with only 50 million people, that's insane.

"Speed skating and ladies golf - that's what Korea does!" -Wedding Crashers

That is a crazy number of Korean LPGA'ers. Is golf something that is mandatory curriculum in high school there? Probably the only way to explain it...

 

[SLY]

Guessing you live Stateside? How pricey, exactly?

Yea, I'm in Connecticut. I honestly haven't done much reseach. I thought I heard those programs are like 400 bucks or so.

 

[elocomotive]

That is a crazy number of Korean LPGA'ers. Is golf something that is mandatory curriculum in high school there? Probably the only way to explain it...

 

[Comeds]

I attend zero SportsHoopla weddings until I get my god... damn....fruit basket!!!

C'mon man, the price of fruit is sky high right now. You'll get your basket soon. Maybe

 

[Bloody Brian Burke]

Yea, I'm in Connecticut. I honestly haven't done much reseach. I thought I heard those programs are like 400 bucks or so.

Yeah that measures up with what they are here. There's usually 3 or 4 you need to take to become somewhat fluent, too (especially for languages that aren't based on the Latin alphabet). Still, probably your best option.