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Oct 2023
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266. Are You Too Old to Learn English? (...

Thomas Wilkinson
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Are you too old to learn English? What is the best age to start learning? And why does it get more difficult for adults to learn a new language? Let's take a deeper look at these questions today.



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Vocabulary


  • Native speakers: People who have spoken a particular language from birth or childhood and are considered fluent and natural in that language.
  • Fluency: The ability to speak or write a language smoothly, accurately, and with ease.
  • Intricacies: The complex and detailed parts or aspects of something.
  • Neural plasticity: The brain's ability to adapt and reorganize its structure and function.
  • Language immersion: The complete involvement in a language and culture for the purpose of learning.
  • Multilingual: The ability to speak and understand multiple languages.
  • Cognitive decline: The gradual loss of cognitive abilities, often associated with aging.
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