Comments on: Great Expectations: 5 Tips for Mastering a Language Whilst Living Abroad https://vagabondish.com/tips-learning-language-living-abroad/ Adventurous travel for semi-reponsible adults. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 03:04:07 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.1.16 By: Tracy Jordan French https://vagabondish.com/tips-learning-language-living-abroad/#comment-94554 Tue, 15 Oct 2013 17:55:16 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=6359#comment-94554 Another great opportunity for adults, age 18 – 35, is the SYLE program. Servas Youth Language Experience is a program designed for young Servas members to learn a language through a Servas cultural exchange during one month in a foreign country.
This experience includes language classes (formal or informal) and other activities – cultural, recreational, sportive, touristic, etc.- in an environment of fraternal daily life that ensures a rich experience of language learning and cultural exchange between the young traveller and the Servas Hosts.
Based on this intent, the host country will plan an Agenda, indicating dates and locations of: the Servas Host Families, the activities and their points of contact, as well as allocated spare time for the traveller.

]]> By: LandingStanding https://vagabondish.com/tips-learning-language-living-abroad/#comment-20414 Fri, 01 Jul 2011 14:27:07 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=6359#comment-20414 This was a very helpful article. My husband and I are giving Rosetta Stone a try before our RTW trip in January (our first stop is Santiago, Chile). One thing to add to the list is that mastering charades is a must in the beginning!

]]> By: Sarah https://vagabondish.com/tips-learning-language-living-abroad/#comment-20373 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:19:34 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=6359#comment-20373 Thank you fro the helpful tips along with a much needed reality check. It’s easy to let my imagination run wild with how much progress I could make on my Spanish during 3 months in South America. In truth, I hope that purely the ability to make any conversation with people will be treasured. I’m currently in South East Asia and frustrated by the difficulty in interacting with local people due to a far tougher language barrier.

Good luck with your Spanish!

]]> By: Miles https://vagabondish.com/tips-learning-language-living-abroad/#comment-20335 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 19:07:44 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=6359#comment-20335 Thanks for the insight! My wife and I are moving to Morocco in a month and will be there for at least the next two years. Learning French is the most daunting part of our preparation. It’s good for us to have some realistic expectations.

]]> By: Curt https://vagabondish.com/tips-learning-language-living-abroad/#comment-20330 Wed, 29 Jun 2011 18:14:59 +0000 http://www.vagabondish.com/?p=6359#comment-20330 It’s great you mentioned watching television. It’s an oft-overlooked resource. When I was studying French in Montpellier, I learned a ton by watching the news every evening.

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