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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't know anyone who became fluent just by taking classes in MS and HS, but I know a bunch of people who became near fluent with that PLUS living in a country where the language was spoken for a year or more as a working adult. Study abroad doesn't work as well because you often spend too much time with other students. It can work okay if you live with a family, but work is the best way. I have several friends who worked as au pairs in Europe after college for a few years and it cemented language skills they laid the groundwork for in school. Even living in a city where many people speak English. But you have to continue to put effort in.[/quote] I did a one month program in Spain in the 80s after taking 5 years in school, and it was great. I lived with a family and had 3 hours of language, history and culture instruction in Spanish every morning. I looked for something like that for my daughter and it doesn’t seem to exist any more. [/quote]
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