I think when people are learning some new skill, eventually they reach a proficiency where they stop actively working on improving. Instead, they’ll transition from “improving the skill” to “applying the skill”.
Practice does not make “perfect”. Practice makes permanent.
psycho_driver@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
The older you are when you begin trying to learn a foreign language the harder it is. Like almost everything, actually.
Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
While there is a point where yes it’s gonna be hard no matter what, I’m learning a new language in my 30s and finding it relatively easy. As an adult you already have a large vocabulary and know what more complex words mean, you just need to learn their translation.
BassTurd@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
Same. I started learning French from English, and my experiences from software development have made learning a new language easier. I also took Spanish almost 20 years ago, and while I don’t speak it, I have a better understanding of how languages are structured so learning congregations is easier since I understand the concept better. Perhaps the specific words I’m learning don’t stick in memory as easy as a child, but learning a new language is like 30% vocab and 70% sentence structure and congregation. The hard part is the “logic”, if you will.
ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 weeks ago
May I ask which language you’re learning? I’m curious about Japanese and Arabic (Egyptian Dialect). But both seem really tough to learn.
scarabic@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
I don’t have a source but I’ve read that young children can learn up to 4 languages at once, without mixing them up, before they show any sign of strain.
DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 2 weeks ago
Switzerland has 4 official languages