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How long does it take to learn to understand 14,000 English words?

Chiou-nan - 2007-09-01 15:52:35 - Taiwan

If a Chinese speaking foreigner spends 1 hour a day learning English, how long, you think, does it take him or her to learn to understand 14,000 English words?

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I stick to my estimate in the other question for the same reasons. 7 to 9 years everyday for full comprehension. Many people who got through the public school system would probably still not be able to read a paper. See George Bush for example. Sorry I couldnt resist!

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well i figured that you could at most do 70 words a day and then: 14000/70= 200 (200 days) BUT that is never really necessary! what you need to do is get a good acquaintance with english GRAMMAR and PHRASES! just studying words is not necessarily at all what you need, most english/ american people you meet on the street don't even know that many words. think about it.

I stick to my estimate in the other question for the same reasons. 7 to 9 years everyday for full comprehension. Many people who got through the public school system would probably still not be able to read a paper. See George Bush for example. Sorry I couldnt resist!

Instantly !!! He/She is a Chinese speaking foreigner, but his/her mother tongue is English !!

Does the amount of time it takes to learn Chinese or English words, or how many words it takes to read a Chinese/English newspaper really have anything to do with Taiwan? This is a question for the (Society Culture) Langauges category.