learning french and german in parallel Here is a question for those who have prior experience with language-pedagogy: I have been learning German for two years now, and I am comfortable enough with the language to read and understand Kafka's "Die Verwandlung". I haven't kept up with German for the past four months, so there is a slight gap in my learning that I have to make-up for in the fall (when college begins). I am thinking about learning French now, because it is another major European language. I thought this is a good choice for someone interested in European culture and loves Paris. However, is it a good idea to learn French with respect to my learning stage in German (I would like to think that I am almost fluent in German)? Has anyone learned the two languages at the same time? I prefer quality of my mastery of one language rather than superficially learning two languages, and I would like to know if learning french at this stage would impede with my further development of German. Deciding beforehand will save me both time and money.