What is the best way to learn a new language?
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You should first know your learning style: can you learn from a language CD, person, book, etc.\n\nFocus on how you learn best.  If you can pick up differences in speech from a CD, Barnes and Noble/ Borders etc sell some really good tutorials.  Pimsleur is a set I have had success with.\n\nNext find a person or circumstance you can practice the verbal skills you are picking up.  Asian Societies/Japanese societies, etc.  practice. practice and practice some more.\n\nAs far as the written.  Pick up a set of books that teach written Japanese.  Start with Hiragana, then katagana, and finally Kanji.
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The one I've been using for a while is the best:\nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/\nThey teach you common phrases, words, how to survive the most common situations etc.\n\nTry it, you won't be disappointed
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I learned some Spanish from a software.\nCOSMI Learn To Speak Spanish by Cosmi.
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Basically, the best method for learning any foreign language is to totally immerse yourself in a community of native speakers on that particular language.  Since that is not always practical, there are other options.  You may want to enroll in a French language course at a local college or university.  If that is not an option, then you can join a French cultural group, like the Alliances Francaise.  The link is below.  \nIf all else fails, you Can purchase a French language learning book and CD set.  They are fairly inexpensive and with diligence very effective.\nGood luck!
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Depends on the type of language (the same language groups as yours or not), and on task you wish to accomplish.\nShould you talk or write more?\nIn some languages you need to start from scratch even in alphabet. \n\n * If you gonna be novelist, it's very tough.\n   Theodor Dreiser did it the whole life, and still \n   his German English was not perfect enough\n * do you need verbally communicate in very efficient way:\n   (for example, convincing others to give up their \n   money for some good/bad/unknown purpose)?\n * do you need just read technical manuals?\n\nThe best way to lean new language is to forget your native language for a while. For example, babies learn language fantastically quickly. \n\nConclusion: be baby! (seriously) Open your mind to new.\nOur problem with any education is that we're pretty much the grown-ups in all and stopped being surprised (part of mind job) and absorb new things in the easiest possible way.
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I took the easy way, and went to the country to learn the language. When I say the easy way, it has a double meaning. Anyway, I learned French in the USA, in highschool, and I can give you some tips. \n\nPractice as much as you can. A computer program is a good thing to learn vocabulary. Use online translators, too, but don't get caught up with them for translating sentances or big texts -- because they wont do you any good. Read a verb book, and start to learn your verbs, because once you know the basic conjugations for verbs, you'll be able to conjugate any very you want to. \n\nTo be able to retain everything you learn, you need to practice. I've been speaking French for 5 years now (I went and lived in Paris for 6 months and when I left, I spoke flawlessly). Now that I have been speaking Spanish for 8 months, I find it hard to speak french, and some spanish words come out. That's because I have been so focused on Spanish and I haven't put to practice my French in a while.  \n\nIf you know words in Spanish, try to think of things when you look around your room, and tell the object to yourself in Spanish. Like others said, watch TV, movies, listen to music, anything to let your ear hear spanish. You're only going to learn if you look up the words that you don't know, because if you're listening to spanish all day and not relating a word to english (or any other language you know) you wont learn.\n\nIt's fun to learn another language once you learn the first. It's easier, like everyone says, because you do things better from when you learned your first language. I worked harder learning spanish, maybe it's because I am older (well I am 20 years old) but I just know how things work. \n\nTake your time and the language will come. Don't make it feel like a chore because it's not. It should be fun learning another language... because so many people in the USA only speak one language, already you're showing interest in other cultures, wanting to learn about another way of communicating -- it's great.\n\nI dont know if you want to speak Spain spanish, Mexican spanish, or Argentine Spanish (what I speak) but go to www.clarin.com. It's Buenos Aires' newspaper online. Print a small paragraph and highlight all the words you dont know. Honestly, it takes time, but it helps. Then you can try reading something else, after learning the highlighted words, and you'll be amazed how much more you'll understand.\n\nTo memorize, you have to practice, practice, practice. I hope this helps a little. Preguntame si necesitas ayuda! Que disfrutes!
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The best way to learn any language is to match yourself up with a tutor who is a native speaker of the language you want to learn and is of the opposite sex.  There does not have to be any romantic chemistry, but people learn languages better from people of the opposite sex because they tend to watch their lips more.  Concentrate on conversation about things you want, learning from books and doing drills and exercises is simply ineffective.
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Probably the best anwer for learning a language that I've had so far is a program called Rossetta Stone. It's pretty easy to use, but it can only help you learn the language as it's taught in schools. If you can, find some Russian speakers and practice with them!
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The best way to improve your foreign language learning is to be surrounded by people who speack only That language.I came to Canada when I was 13 and I didn't speack a word of english.It was hard.......first few month...after 2 month of watching The Simpsons...dahh...lol..I was able to understand some...and then I went to school with all candaian kids..and after 3 month I was able to speack english...well not perfect..but at least I understood pretty much everything their were saying...I hope this helps...be surrounded by people who speack that language...move to that country...if you want it bad...you'll get it.
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the BEST language to learn \nis the language that you WANT to learn...\n\nuseful languages: french, spanish, german\n\ninteresting languages: chinese, hindi, arabic
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The best way is to talk with someone who speaks that language.\n\nOther things you can do:\n\nWatch a language DVD/video.  The ones we like are the Muzzy series and also the Standard Deviants series.  For French, there is a great series of videos called "French in Action."\n\nYou can also try listening to the Berlitz audio tapes.  We have used those in both German and Italian.  You can listen while driving/riding in the car or while relaxing or whatever.  they really are great for learning pronunciation.\n\nYou can also enroll in a language class but that would be the most expensive.\n\nIf you are on a low budget, try getting audio and video tapes at your local library.\n\nOr ask friends or family who have taken a language class. Most likely they have materials collecting dust that they will give you.
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Here are some tips which may help you to master the English Language!\n\nSpeak without Fear \n\nThe biggest problem most people face in learning a new language is their own fear. They worry that they won’t say things correctly or that they will look stupid so they don’t talk at all. Don’t do this. The fastest way to learn anything is to do it – again and again until you get it right. Like anything, learning English requires practice. Don’t let a little fear stop you from getting what you want. \n\nUse all of your Resources \n\nEven if you study English at a language school it doesn’t mean you can’t learn outside of class. Using as many different sources, methods and tools as possible, will allow you to learn faster. There are many different ways you can improve your English, so don’t limit yourself to only one or two. The internet is a fantastic resource for virtually anything, but for the language learner it's perfect. \n\nSurround Yourself with English \n\nThe absolute best way to learn English is to surround yourself with it. Take notes in English, put English books around your room, listen to English language radio broadcasts, watch English news, movies and television. Speak English with your friends whenever you can. The more English material that you have around you, the faster you will learn and the more likely it is that you will begin “thinking in English.” . \n\nListen to Native Speakers as Much as Possible \n\nThere are some good English teachers that have had to learn English as a second language before they could teach it. However, there are several reasons why many of the best schools prefer to hire native English speakers. One of the reasons is that native speakers have a natural flow to their speech that students of English should try to imitate. The closer ESL / EFL students can get to this rhythm or flow, the more convincing and comfortable they will become. \n\nWatch English Films and Television \n\nThis is not only a fun way to learn but it is also very effective. By watching English films (especially those with English subtitles) you can expand your vocabulary and hear the flow of speech from the actors. If you listen to the news you can also hear different accents. \n\nListen to English Music \n\nMusic can be a very effective method of learning English. In fact, it is often used as a way of improving comprehension. The best way to learn though, is to get the lyrics (words) to the songs you are listening to and try to read them as the artist sings. There are several good internet sites where one can find the words for most songs. This way you can practice your listening and reading at the same time. And if you like to sing, fine. \n\nStudy As Often As Possible!\n\nOnly by studying things like grammar and vocabulary and doing exercises, can you really improve your knowledge of any language. \n\nDo Exercises and Take Tests\n\nMany people think that exercises and tests aren't much fun. However, by completing exercises and taking tests you can really improve your English. One of the best reasons for doing lots of exercises and tests is that they give you a benchmark to compare your future results with. Often, it is by comparing your score on a test you took yesterday with one you took a month or six months ago that you realize just how much you have learned. If you never test yourself, you will never know how much you are progressing. Start now by doing some of the many exercises and tests on this site, and return in a few days to see what you've learned. Keep doing this and you really will make some progress with English. \n\nRecord Yourself \n\nNobody likes to hear their own voice on tape but like tests, it is good to compare your tapes from time to time. You may be so impressed with the progress you are making that you may not mind the sound of your voice as much. \n\nListen to English \n\nBy this, we mean, speak on the phone or listen to radio broadcasts, audiobooks or CDs i
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The best way to improve your language skills is total immersion.  Find people who speak English and speak with them only in English.  You may find this difficult at first, but this will be the best method for learning.  It seems your writing skills are OK, so most likely you just need to speak the language.  Also, I've known people who've learned English purely through movies.
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really the best way to improve in ANY language is to immerse yourself in it.  that means living somewhere that english is the only language, and by doing so you are forced to use english all day every day.  it is hard, but you will quickly improve, and be much better than if you just took classes or read books.\n\nif you can't swing this, then speaking regularly in english is the best way - listening and speaking are the hard parts.  i know plenty of people who can read and write pretty well, but their spoken english is terrible.  i'm kind of the same way with french.
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Get a group of friends and start speaking new slang that only everyone in the group will understand. With luck, maybe in a thousand years, a group of people will be speaking your language.
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i got hwta u mean ... lazy to study it ..lol\n\ntry listen to alots of songs and try to watch movies in thats language u want to learn ..to get used for the vocal side ..\n\nand when have time ..get paper and pen lol and start write anything in this new language ... and then let one know this new languae tell u is what u written is good or not ..wand where u have faults ...\n\ntry using the tahoo answer and any site for chat and chat with thes language ...\n\nthats after u got some courses ... by net or by some friends know thes language ... to know how to start to do what i said above ...\n\ngood luck in any language u want to learn ..
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translate.google.com\njust type in a words and click translate and practise on the words u need twice daily .\nits how i learnt spanish.