Learning a new language and the Difficulty Curve

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Good day to you all.

I'm an English and French student (Preparing C1 and B2 respectively), I'm approaching to get a higher level in both languages, in consequence I must continue with a new language and continue expanding my knowledge.

Thinking about which language should I study next, I've arrived to the conclusion that languages are divided in four different groups depending on how much different they are from your native language. (Totally Subjective Idea)

For example, for a native Spanish speaker.

  • Level 1: Languages that has lots of similitudes with your native one and, such as Portuguese or Italian (At this level in my opinion I think that we should find English too).
  • Level 2:Languages such as German or Dutch, that still uses the same alphabet but the grammar and vocabulary is very different.
  • Level 3: Languages that not belongs to the same family and has a different alphabet but still using the syllabic writing, such as Arabic or Korean.
  • Level 4: Languages that are completely different in every term (Grammar, Vocabulary, Writing system…), such as Japanese or Chinese.

So, basically the next language that should I learn is someone from the second level. However, if we think carefully, is not better to study first a language from third level instead of second one?

At first sight, I could find some advantages: Firstly, if we learn a more difficult language first, we are younger so we have more time to spend in this language and we are better memorizing new vocabulary and grammar structures. In addition, with one of these difficult languages at long term you will get much more experience with a level 3/4 language than with one from level 2, making that when you decide to learn a level 2 language would be much more easier.

In conclusion, learn a new languages always would be a new challenge even if you choose a language from level two, three or four. Although, at long term confronting first a laborious language will have much more rewards that with an easier one.

  • What do you think about this theory?
  • What do you think that is better? Follow the first path (Level 1,2,3,4) or the second one (Level 1,3,4,2).

Thanks for reading.

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