Can I learn a language in six weeks?

Short answer: sorry, no way. You couldn't get the level of grammatical understanding and the amount of vocab needed to study at A-level in six weeks.

BUT as another answer pointed out - if you are interested in those languages, keep them going a little (read some books, watch some TV shows/films, take a conversational course or get a tutor) anything so you don't lose them completely, and keep going with your German at A-level, and then you can do the languages at university if you want.

A lot of uni language courses offer the opportunity to study 2 languages - so you could do a degree in German (provided you got a good A-level grade) and also study Japanese from scratch, or Spanish/French from a basic level.

This is because the more languages you learn, the easier it gets to learn new ones because you know how to study the language and also you can make comparisons that make things easier to remember - Learn German, and you can certainly learn Dutch. Learn French, and Spanish can make a little more sense. Latin, although a 'dead' language itself is the root of so many languages its actually really useful!

(This also makes you very employable because companies know they can use your knowledge of German, but also know that if they needed to, they could send you off on a crash course in business Italian to help them out doing work there.)

|if you are happy with your A level choices - including German - then stick to it, as you've obviously chosen the subjects you like/ are best at/ plan to study at university.

IF you think you might do a modern languages degree, you would want to build on the French and Spanish you already know, and choose the one you prefer to study alongside German at uni. On the other hand - some universities let you do a crash A level in your first year - I know someone who did French and German A level then suddenly thought she preferred Spanish after all, and was able to start it from scratch at Cambridge. Though like you she did some preparatory work in the summer holidays.

Next year when you're doing you AS levels - maybe work on Spanish by yourself if you have time? Lots of stuff on here - www.bbc.co.uk/languages

have a look this summer, see what you think.

Icelandic - well I did Old Norse as part of an English Language and Lit degree, and it's a good basis for moving on to the modern Scandinavian languages. Also did Latin at school [and a little at uni] which made learning Spanish easier. But in your place I think I'd start with the modern language [Spanish or French] after all once you are at uni you might want to travel in the summer vac, or get work abroad. The more languages you have a bit of knowledge of, the better. You can't get up to GCSE in 6 weeks - but you can lay foundations and build on that later. Even silly stuff helps, like buying Asterix or Agrippine comic books in French.......

No way. If you have some background in the language it's possible to get back up to speed quickly if you use an immersion program, but to learn a language from scratch at a functional level is not likely.

You'd need at least a few months to be able to get by at a minimal level.

Even children, who find it easy to learn languages, take a few months to get a good basis of understanding.

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Well i you have a deep interest in the language then you can easily learn any language in the six week.

No!