Showing posts with label Foreign. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Foreign. Show all posts

Friday 26 October 2012

Do you have a brain for languages?

Some people are naturally gifted at speaking and understanding foreign languages. Their ears become tuned to the new sounds and with a bit of practice they are able to reproduce these new sounds with little difficulty.

Others find it virtually impossible, and no matter how hard they try, the words just don't seem to flow. 

So is there something unique about certain brains that enable some of us to speak and understand foreign languages? Is it in our genes? Or is it simply a question of starting from a young age?

What do you think the key is?

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