Poll: Learning a new language in ER

Do you plan to learn a foreign language or improve your foreign language skills in ER

  • Yes, it would be a stimulating hobby or activity

    Votes: 15 18.3%
  • Yes, I need the skills for living as an expat

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Yes, I want to enhance my foreign travel experiences

    Votes: 14 17.1%
  • Yes, if it will help me get a date

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Yes, for several of the reasons above

    Votes: 25 30.5%
  • No, the time investment is too great

    Votes: 4 4.9%
  • No, I anticipate too few opportunities for using the skill

    Votes: 9 11.0%
  • No, I already have enough skill for the anticipated opportunities

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • No, I will avoid activities where a foreign language might be needed

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • No, for several of the reasons above

    Votes: 11 13.4%

  • Total voters
    82
I have Spanish down pat (including a BA in Spanish Language and Literature) although I've lost some fluency and vocab over the years. I still know how to conjugate a verb if you know what I mean.

I have been using duolingo to learn French since retiring. I do a lesson or two per day on when I get around to it. I'm at level six or seven I think. It's fun, like a game. I see others like duolingo as well.

I voted "fun hobby/interest" and "enrich travel experiences". We were on an international cruise a few years ago and I was grossly embarrassed by my limited ability to speak French to a particular family we saw on occasion. I'd like to at least be able to carry on a basic conversation in poor broken French at some point.

German sounds interesting too, although of more limited use?
 
Back
Top Bottom