Speaking a new language is difficult for adults

Research shows that it's important to "exercise" your brain. Learning a language is one of the most effective ways to do this.
Benefits of speaking or learning a second language:

• It improves overall cognitive abilities.
• It decreases ...

You must speak the language right away if your goals in the target language involve speaking it.

• Learn some basic vocabulary.
• Do this for a few hours, and then set up an exchange with a native speaker—someone who has spoken that language their whole life.

• Known as the First-Night Effect, many of us aren’t able to sleep properly at a new place the first time.
• The reason for this, according to research, is that half our brain (the left hemisphere, mostly) stays awake in alert mode. This area of the brain is called the defau...