What is a reasonable amount of time to learn a new language?
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What is a reasonable amount of time to learn a new language?
Well, I have a quandary that is story related and I was hopeful the folks hereabouts could be of some help. I know that everyone learns at a different pace and that every language is different so it's not something that can be easily measured, but I'm wondering how long it might take a person to learn a language when they suddenly find themselves living in a foreign land. Obviously when we're dealing with a total immersion sort of environment it's going to go by much more quickly than it might in say a classroom.
So in the above scenario how long do you folks think it would take for an individual to be able to hold a conversation? They wouldn't necessarily have to have a firm grasp on grammar, word choice or syntax, but they would have to understand and be understood.
And finally how long would it take to become fluent?