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the tiktok exodus is actually huge (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net
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i've never seen so many americans excited about china and the chinese language. good stuff, folks

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[–] 15 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

I don't know fam, most adults with very directed study/practice can become fully fluent in a language in about a year. Babies take like whaat, 5 or 6 years before they start to become regularly coherent? And their vocabulary still sucks for years after that.

You have the advantage of already knowing way more than babies so you've got more to build on.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago

    3-5 years for the first language to a general level of fluency. The impressive part is that they can generally pick up fluency in a second language in a year with minimal instruction, and they can learn multiple at the same time.

    Unless it's the only thing you're doing, you're not going to be fluent in a second language as an adult after a year of study.

    On a chemical level, children's brains work differently to adults when they're learning, it's not a question of effort.

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