Choco says

Considering whether or not you want to be a missionary? Language and culture are two tremendous challenges.

Learning linquistics is imperative. The best Christian school for this is BBTI--Baptist Bible Translators Institute in Bowie, TX.

BBTI prepares missionaries to go anywhere in the world, learn a language, translate the Bible, and plant Baptist churches. BBTI classes cover the following:

Linguistics (language learning skills)
Culture Learning and Adaptation
Bible Translation Principles
Literacy Training
Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Language learning and culture adaptation can mean the difference between success and failure on the mission field.

Here is a linguistics quiz. How well will you do?