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19 April 2023
What is the best age to learn a new language? A look a the role the ageing brain plays
Have you ever heard the story about the little boy who was raised by wolves in a French forest? Anecdotal history tells us that when humans found this child and brought him amongst their own to educate him, he refused to learn to speak. Other toddlers his age, however, could effortlessly pick up multiple languages […]
Have you ever heard the story about the little boy who was raised by wolves in a French forest? Anecdotal history tells us that when humans found this child and brought him amongst their own to educate him, he refused to learn to speak. Other toddlers his age, however, could effortlessly pick up multiple languages fluently, and older children could easily pick up new languages. What is going on here, and what is the best age to learn a new language? And why, as we age, do our language-learning skills more resemble the difficulties of the boy who was raised by wolves than children who seem to pick up new languages at the snap of a finger? We’re going to discuss this topic in today’s blog post, encouraging parents to send their children to learn English when they are still young learners.