Language Learning Myths
We somehow think children are better at language learning than adults. But an adult brain is so much better than a kid's brain so if something changes is the adult body.
We also think language is like an instinct. But it has been proven that people growing without other humans don't develop language ability.
A language is a tool, a social tool. To use a language one has to interact with others in a certain context. Languages are lived, not purely spoken.
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