Only confident in english

>only confident in english
>dislike most of the anglo-american tradition
>reading in translation is a cop-out

w-what do?

>live on earth
>dislike the earth tradition
>not reading is a cop-out

what do?

read English literature you fucking moron

Shut up and read Moby Dick

Really? Why?

>learn a second language
>read novels in learned language
>????
>PROFIT

it isn't really a cop-out, just read an annotated version and be honest and mindful about what you read, i.e. don't pretend you read anything other than a translation.

Anyone successfully self-taught themselves a second language?

I'm up to 30% fluency in French on duolingo.

Stop reading

I finished the duolingo tree for French and I couldn't even read the petit prince. You must immerse yourself with music and shows and buy a grammar workbook as well. Duolingo is shit for grammar. I started learning German instead but I think I'm gonna go back to french

Assimil is also great for French