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Those in categories 1 and 2 are the easiest for English speakers to learn, taking anywhere from 24-36 weeks of study (600-900 class hours). ... In the Foreign Service Institute’s language ...
Chinese is rated as one of the most difficult languages to learn for people whose native language is English, together with Arabic, Japanese and Korean. [28] According to the Foreign Service Institute, a native English speaker needs over 2,200 hours of intensive study, taking 88 weeks (one year and about 8 months), to learn Mandarin. [29]
Teaching and learning English as a Second Language: Trends in Research and Practice: On TESOL '77: Selected Papers from the Eleventh Annual Convention of Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages, Miami, Florida, April 26 – May 1, 1977. Washington, DC: Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages. pp. 144– 158. OCLC 4037133.
Most difficult language to learn → Comparative difficulty of languages for native English speakers — The difficulty of a language depends highly on what languages you already speak. The present title, however, implies that there is a "most difficult language" in absolute terms, which is not the general view in linguistics as far as I can see.
If you have some time on your hands during the pandemic, you should consider taking up one of the 12 easiest second languages to learn for English speakers. While for centuries, knowing one ...
Britons are notoriously bad at learning other languages. Here are some of the things that they find difficult. Five reasons English speakers struggle to learn foreign languages
If they were Arabic speakers learning English, that is. I edited the article to give a hint that Arabic is hard for English speakers.--Kjoon lee 19:16, 1 January 2010 (UTC) We already know English is considered a hard language by many people (I mentioned that somewhere above, as well) but need a reliable source saying so.
Below are the top foreign languages studied in American institutions of higher education (i.e., colleges and universities), based on the Modern Language Association's census of fall 2021 enrollments. "Percentage" refers to each language as a percentage of total U.S. foreign language enrollments. [3]: 49