Can you still learn a new language as an adult?

About this episode

Plenty of adults dream of learning another language. I don’t know about you, but I’d love to learn a really unique one like Chinese or Arabic. But the reality is that after leaving school, finding the time can be difficult, due to work and other responsibilities. We also often refer to children’s brains being like sponges and assume that our adult brains aren’t up to the task. In actual fact adult brains don’t lose their ability to learn. They simply approach the task differently from a child’s brain. Why do children pick up languages so easily though? So what habits help adults make progress? In under 3 minutes, we answer your questions! To listen to the last episodes, you can click here : How can I learn 1000 words in a new language? Why doesn’t every language have a word for blue? Does our personality change when we speak in another language? A Bababam Originals podcast. A podcast written and realised by Joseph Chance. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices