| I tried Pimsleur for Japanese. Got through the first 30 lessons(Japanese 1) but I kinda reached a mental roadblock when I started Japanese 2. I've heard that you've got to talk to others and converse in the language to actually really learn it(to give you perspective, I heard from someone in the military they were a translator and training for that consisted just sitting around having regular conversation with their instructor completely in the language to be learned for 8 hours a day); I think this is true to a great degree. So you've got a real good shot at getting better at Vietnamese(you can learn more on your own and try it out on your parents) but you'll probably hit a wall if you try Japanese alone. Of course this can be rectified by a college Japanese(maybe even anime) club where you can meet people that are learning, want to learn, or already speak it. And of course, classes would help since it makes you go at a set pace, but its hardly necessary. I myself am still interested in tackling Japanese still, learning some Chinese, and getting better at my Polish. |