I am multilingual, with native fluency in 2-3 languages, and conversational ability (varying levels) in a few other languages.

The common mistake in how we learn a foreign language is that we often try to learn grammar and writing at the same time as conversation. That isn't how we learn our first language as a child.

Taking the example of how we learn our first language, we first learn words and phrases (entirely conversational/spoken), all before we learn reading, writing, or grammar in school.

That is the key I've found (as I believe was discovered by Dr. Paul Pimsleur), that if you learn spoken (conversation) first -- before you learn reading/writing/grammar -- it allows you to learn the language much better, and allows you to get to that next step, of reading/writing/grammar.

That's largely why the Pimsleur Method has been adopted by much of government and the corporate world.

Search: Pimsleur Method for information, and materials that support this strategy.

I hope this helps.


P.S. Which language did you have in mind?

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