So it's been almost 2 months and I am learning German all by myself and some random YouTube videos.
So if I want to complete these what is the average time to complete it?
A1-
A2-
B1-
B2-
Now I guess I can understand 40-50%of the texts.
Can anyone suggest this.
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#Average time
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Varies a lot depending on:
- one's native language/other languages one knows
- how much time one can devote to learning the language
- how effective one's study routine(s) is/are
One rule of thumb I've heard of is that advancing to the next level takes double the amount of time as the previous transition. Ex:
A0 -> A1: 2 months (2 months total)
A1 -> A2: 4 months (6 months total)
A2 -> B1: 8 months (14 months total)
...and so on...
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A1-100
A2-150
B1-200
B2-150
600 hours total
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I think Knospe's numbers are given in terms of "instruction hours" and not hours of self-study, exposure to the language via podcasts, books, speaking with people, etc. On Goethe's website:
In any case, hitting those levels in so few hours seems very aggressive.
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necessity is the mother of invention, If you learn like you need it, it is possible
i plan to start this Saturday, i'll try to make it in the time I said it is possible.
it is a need for my future goals
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necessity is the mother of invention, If you learn like you need it, it is possi...
I'm not saying it's impossible, rather that I'm not sure what is precisely meant by their numbers. For example: say a student takes 4 hours of Goethe classes/day for 200 days straight and does absolutely nothing else to learn German. Does Goethe mean that the student will reach C2 solely via the 800 hours of instruction or that in addition to the 800 hours of instruction, the student needs to do self-study outside the classroom in order to be able to reach C2 (in which case the student had to study well over 800 hours)?
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Sorry man, i don't know about Goethe, i'm just talking about learning stuff.
also, i haven't seen that list you posted till now
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I think Knospe's numbers are given in terms of "instruction hours" and not hours...
i think i can work with lower limits.. 😄
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In any case, hitting those levels in so few hours seems very aggressive.
If I'm not wrong you have to add all of that together. So max 150h for A1; max 410h for A2; max 900h for B1, etc. So if you're taking an intensive course you may reach C1/C2 in about 2 years which is possible (that's about 4h+ a day)
And I mean a level that allows you to pass those tests.