I went to France having studied in for 2 years. At the time, I couldn't think in the language, and still had trouble stringing along a sentence. In France, I lived in a tiny town where I was forced to speak French. I also had two roommates with whom I spoke French. In addition, I made an effort to go see films in french and watch tv in french. Within 3 months, I believe I could think in French and converse fairly easily, and could accurately apply the french phrases that the local people used. It was still difficult to understand French in movies and on TV. That took probably another 3 months. |