Learning a new language?

i learned english in school. my tips: being on TPF as often as possible. :P

i also learned italian and lived in italy for half a year.

it's always the best advice to be in the specific country.
 
I think it all depends of the person...some people are just "gifted".....they learn so quick....

I so agree with this! I think I'd say that I'm a sponge for languages. Even so, I had to do some studying to get all the vocabulary to stick.

As I went through the Arabic training, I could easily see many others who were struggling and therefore dropping out of the courses into other jobs, while Arabic just came as easy as breathing to others.