{"id":1744,"date":"2019-03-25T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/?p=1744"},"modified":"2019-03-25T12:38:24","modified_gmt":"2019-03-25T12:38:24","slug":"realistic-language-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/realistic-language-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Realistic language expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Language learning tip #4<\/h2>\n<p>Think of learning a language a bit like climbing a mountain: a tall but not-too-steep mountain, one that someone of any fitness level can climb as long as they don&#8217;t give up. The first part is the hardest: it&#8217;s all just cloud cover, fog, bad weather, and slog. Somewhere between CEFR levels A2 and B1* there&#8217;s a moment you break through to sunshine and finally see the amazing vistas that only learning another language can give you.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2015\/12\/language-mountain-fixed.jpg\" alt=\"language-mountain-fixed\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2640\" width=\"600\" height=\"365\" srcset=\"\/files\/french\/blog\/2015\/12\/language-mountain-fixed.jpg 600w, \/files\/french\/blog\/2015\/12\/language-mountain-fixed-300x183.jpg 300w, \/files\/french\/blog\/2015\/12\/language-mountain-fixed-240x146.jpg 240w, \/files\/french\/blog\/2015\/12\/language-mountain-fixed-160x97.jpg 160w, \/files\/french\/blog\/2015\/12\/language-mountain-fixed-80x49.jpg 80w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This is what most teachers won&#8217;t tell you: when you&#8217;re learning your first foreign language, it will take approximately 600 hours of study and practice to reach intermediate (B1) level. So if your class only meets for an hour a week and you don&#8217;t do any studying or practice beyond that, it can take 15 years to reach that level! (And that&#8217;s assuming that you remember everything you learn during those hourly classes, which is extremely unlikely.) This is why many students suffer &#8220;language shock&#8221; when they visit a foreign country for the first time and discover that, despite months or even years of casual study, they can barely order in a restaurant, much less carry on a conversation.<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, if you dive into full-time language study, with 40 hours a week, you&#8217;ll reach 600 study hours in just 15 weeks &#8211; less than four months!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, these are just estimates and guidelines, but as you can see, the amount of study time has a direct and substantial impact on how long it might take you to arrive at level B1. Realistically, you&#8217;ll want to aim for something between one and 40 hours a week and then do the math from there to see <b>approximately<\/b> how long it might take you to arrive at that level. And remember that you&#8217;ll need to double that estimate for &#8220;near-native speaker&#8221; level C2.<\/p>\n<h2>The Bottom Line<\/h2>\n<p>You need to be realistic about how much effort is required to reach whatever level of proficiency you&#8217;re after, and how much time you&#8217;re willing to put toward that objective. Understanding this when you start out will help prevent demotivation and frustration. <strong>Learning a language like French is more a matter of racking up study hours than anything else<\/strong>. Your native ability is secondary. Yes, some people will learn faster or slower but given enough time, everyone can become fluent. Language learning isn&#8217;t hard, per se, but it takes a lot of time, whether or not you have a &#8220;knack&#8221; for languages. There&#8217;s a massive amount to learn, and you need to be in the mindset of climbing a mountain or running a marathon, rather than sprinting. Knowing what to expect is a vital part of managing your own expectations so that you don&#8217;t sabotage your learning with self-deprecating stories about your capabilities (see <a href=\"\/revision\/hints-and-tips\/language-learning-myths\">Language learning myths<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>*<a href=\"\/cefr-the-common-european-framework-of-reference-for-languages\">CEFR<\/a> is the European language proficiency standard. To find out where you are on this journey, take our <a href=\"\">French CEFR test<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8211;<br \/>\nThanks for reading! For more language learning tips, follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/KwiziqFrench\/\">Kwiziq on Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kwiziqfrench\">Kwiziq on Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"kwiz-app\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-url=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/api\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-title=\"Test your French against the CEFR standard\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-return-url=\"https:\/\/french.kwiziq.com\/blog\/realistic-language-expectations\/\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-return-title=\"Realistic language expectations\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-questionspercomp=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-token=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-template=\"\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-kwizkey=\"sorter\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Language learning tip #4 Think of learning a language a bit like climbing a mountain: a tall but not-too-steep mountain, one that someone of any fitness level can climb as long as they don&#8217;t give up. 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