
axdxex:
Do you think this has helped ? My dream is to learn a 3rd language but I don't have many in person resources available in my town.
We just signed up, so we'll see. But I think she has also found library resources also, specifically Spanish for Medical Professionals (she's a Nurse Practitioner). Before my first trip to Japan, I focused mainly on watching Japanese shows, watched YT tutorials to learn numbers, travel phrases, etc. That met my needs which were minimal.
My son will be taking a Japanese Culture class in Tokyo in June, so he started learning Japanese on his own using Duolingo, but also got a couple of workbooks. He has already taught himself hiragana and katakana (2 of the 3 written alphabet) which he said are pretty easy. I just need to learn travel phrases for Japan so I have the easier task.
I still think immersion is key when learning a language. Tagalog is my first language, learned English early as a 1st grader, Spanish in grades 4-6, French in grades 7-12 plus a couple of years in college (7 years total). But English is the only one I truly use. Tagalog came back when I was watching a Filipino show recently - I understood 95% of it (not the slang and my vocab is limited to age 12). I used to go to Italy every year, 3-4 weeks at a time. I eventually picked up enough Italian to get by, far from fluent, but I could reserve a hotel room, order at a restaurant (including explaining all my dietary restrictions), ask for directions, converse with shop keepers -- all without taking an Italian lesson. I still order in Italian when I know the person speaks Italian (in the US).
Just my suggestion. Figure out what language you want for your 3rd. Start learning the basics with online resources. Stay in that country for a month or longer to solidify your knowledge. Even though I had taken years and years of French, it wasn't until I spent the summer in France that I really felt I was fluent. I even started to dream in French. When I returned to NY (where I lived at that time), everything that came out of my mouth for a few days was just French. I had to force my brain to switch to English.