teaching yourself a new language

My boyfriend's parents were both born and raised in Germany, and the rest of their families still live there. So they go every few years to visit. Boyfriend used to be fairly fluent in German, but has become rusty with the lack of use. He's made it his "mid year resolution" to become more fluent again. And now his parents have become very insistent that I have to go with them the next time they go visit. I can pick up a few phrases and listen to some German music and stuff, but I'd like to be able to actually communicate with people if I go over. Are there any of those language tapes, or techniques, or anything that anyone would suggest? My dad keeps on going on and on about Rosetta Stone, but has no first hand experience with it.

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Hello friends i want to learn french please help me to do.

livemocha.com is a great site to learn a language and its not as expensive as rosetta stone! Though, Ive tried rosetta stone and it works really really well.

May I suggest www.ichineseflashcards.com (helps you learn Chinese (Mandarin) faster by using flashcards with pictures), thanks

repetition is the best way to learn..

Ah, I came across one link... You can become a free member, and it looks like you can interact with others:http://www.deutsch-lernen.com/Speaking is the best thing to do. I was eating lunch with a Japanese-speaking couple today, and only the wife knew a little English. I don't have many people I can speak Japanese with, so I felt like I was out-of-practice, ha ha.

My first year of German was using the book "Neue Horizonte" and my 2nd year is using "Stationen"...BBC has an online program called BBC German Steps, you can just google it and it will take you to it.I also try to watch movies or listen to music in German to use my listening skills.

yeah, there are a lot of good online sites. also I don't know how well other people learn this way, but I really find it easiest to just buy a college textbook and work your way through it. you can find audio tapes like Pimsleur online to download though if you know where to look... I did and now I have 10 GB of just about every language they've done haha. but I learn better from textbooks anyway- I like being able to visualize the words when I hear them so I know how they're spelled and everything.

I haven't found many good programs, though I have a friend who swears by Rosetta Stone. >___< There are most likely a few online sites with free beginner lessons. Sometimes they have audio to accompany it. I've been to a few Finnish ones like that.When you learn phrases, repeat them to yourself as often as you can. I've gotten to the point where I think something in Japanese before I even think it in English. It depends on what type of learner (visual, audio, writing, etc.) you are, but whatever kind you are, repetition is key.