Learning a new dialect or language is a feat in and of itself but often times different languages take a different amount of time to perfect. The 'How Long Does It Take to Learn: The 9 Most Common Languages?' infographic shares the most spoken dialects around the world and an estimated amount of time it would take a newcomer to learn them.
The chart is dedicated to English speakers learning new languages and the amount of time and practice it would take one to become fluent. The chart uses meters to showcase the difficulty of learning and shares interesting facts about each dialect. The second most spoken language according to the infographic is Spanish that is relatively easy to pick up and can be learned in under 23 weeks in comparison to number one which is Chinese and can take up to 88 weeks to fully learn.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Language Learning Speed
- The creation of personalized language learning plans to speed up the process of acquiring fluency.
- Visual Language Learning Tools
- Designing more interactive and user-friendly infographics, charts, and visual aids to help learners understand languages more quickly.
- Language Diversity Economy
- The emergence of a language diversity economy to capitalize on the opportunities presented by the growing demand for language learning.
Where This Applies
- Language Learning Industry
- Incorporating personalized learning plans and visual language learning tools for more effective language instruction.
- Language Services Industry
- Offering a wide range of language services to individuals who want to learn a new language or businesses seeking to operate and communicate in different languages.
- Edtech Industry
- Partnering with language learning experts to create innovative software and educational tools that can make language learning fun, easy and effective.
