So, taking a look at what you actually propose to do, this reduces to a) learn some phrases from the tourist phrasebook and b) learn the rest of the language while c) avoiding high-stakes situations where you need language knowledge. Reminds me of this.
That may be a bit more snarky than is helpful. Your reduction loses useful information; Nanashi’s longer description of the process includes useful, specific procedural details that could otherwise trip people up.
TL;DR: The fastest way to learn new skills is to 1. Break it down into enough “recipes” or “how-to” guides that they cover most of what you might encounter, and 2. Figure out how to eloquently ask for help if you don’t know what to do.
(Incidentally, the link you posted does not work, it’s giving me a 404).
So, taking a look at what you actually propose to do, this reduces to a) learn some phrases from the tourist phrasebook and b) learn the rest of the language while c) avoiding high-stakes situations where you need language knowledge. Reminds me of this.
That may be a bit more snarky than is helpful. Your reduction loses useful information; Nanashi’s longer description of the process includes useful, specific procedural details that could otherwise trip people up.
Yup, pretty much. To quote myself
(Incidentally, the link you posted does not work, it’s giving me a 404).