I think it is.

Previously I studied ASL (American), and I did quite well. Personally, the easiest language to learn.

Currently I am dating a Nigerian, & he's teaching me Yoruba. And chileeeeeee it's tough

What do you guys think? Learning a language in adulthood, is it TRULY possible????

Or does being a child and learning languages makes all the difference?

learning a language in adulthood is definitely possible (s/o to lokopanda )but it gets increasingly harder as you age.

after 11 years of age, the centres in the brain responsible for language acquisition (deep motor area) stop growing rapidly and from then language acquisition becomes difficult.

also, young children aren't as self-conscious with language learning. they generally have no qualms about ****ing up a word or a pronunciation, or butchering the grammar. they don't care about making mistakes. but older children and adults are somewhat more self-conscious and will learn more willingly and easily if they know that no-one will mock them for making a mistake.

http://oureverydaylife.com/easier-ch...ult-15590.html

Does anyone have a good software recommendation that worked for them?

These are never really helpful tbh. Sure you'll able to say "hello", "how are you" and stuff like this, but to really know how to SPEAK you need get proper textbooks and stuff, IMO.

I'm learning Spanish with ASSIMIL, but I don't know if they exist in english

It is. I find learning songs in said language can really help.

I've started listening to J Lo's Spanish songs and I know a lot more words in Spanish than I ever expected.

they do, I just searched their books.

http://fr.assimil.com/methodes?base_...onal_language=

they have arabic, german, chinese, brasilian portuguese, spanish, french, hebrew, hungarian, italian, japanese, dutch, russian, and yiddish for english speakers!

Well there you go ! They're really good IMO.

Well I decided to start learning Spanish a month ago for some reason . I mostly watch Spanish tv shows with subtitles and listen to Spanish music. It helps so much.

it's hard, but doable. you will never be able to speak without an accent tho

Depends. If you had exposure to multiple languages as a child and are trying to pick one up, I'd assume it'd be pretty doable. If you've only ever spoken one language your entire life... it might be a different story

This.

And it also sometimes depends on what language you are trying to learn and its structural similarities to the language(s) you already speak. Going from being a native English speaker who learned French at school, and then trying to learn Mandarin in adulthood is obviously going to be a bit of a challenge, for example.

As someone said above, listening to music in said language can be helpful but with certain languages that can be difficult. Exposing yourself to media of any kind is v. useful.

Ahhh my ****ing fave. Languages >>>

Does listening to foreign language music really help? I find I can barely make out distinct words in languages I'm not well acquainted with. I'm decently fluent in Spanish (at least in writing) and even then I can barely parse song lyrics when they're spoken.

It does help a lot but a good starting point would be to have some kind of vocabulary and understanding of the language beforehand. Obviously going into foreign-language music with zero experience and comprehension of the language whatsoever is probably not going to be that effective (though maybe not impossible).

I have really been interested in French through learning it in secondary school (although I failed my French GCSE and got an E) and also having passed my Entry Level 3 qualification in French which I studied last year, it has made me want to continue French as it is a fascinating language and I love it. I had problems picking up the Spanish accent and Mandarin Chinese accent as well, they were difficult for me, but French was no problem. It's an amazing language worth continuing.

It's very possible. Just be bold when you learn it and don't worry about screwing up a few times.

It's possible, but it gets harder as mentionned above.

Duolingo is cool.

Jag talar svenska lite grann nu !

Does '15' count as adult? Cause that's when I started learning French and I am quite decent at it. I am picking up Catalan and Italian so fast too, probably cause they're so similar to Spanish and French.

It takes lots of hearing practice to get there tbh, because in songs words are pronounced so close to one another sometimes.

that's called a teenager

You're right. I listen to Nigerian music all the time and be getting my LIFE.