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Learn from Your Mistakes: The Relevance of Age and Culture for Foreign Language Learning
Learn from Your Mistakes: The Relevance of Age and Culture for Foreign Language Learning

Author(s): Ana Maria Hopârtean
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Universitatea »Babes Bolyai« Cluj - Facultatea de St. Economice si Gestiunea Afacerilor
Keywords: foreign language learning; age; culture; learner; benefits.

Summary/Abstract: Foreign language learning is a complex process not only because of the extent of new information that the learner is exposed to, but also because of the number of variables that make language learning so different for each learner. The present paper discusses the relevance of age and culture for foreign language learning. Understanding these variables enable both the learner and the teacher to maximize the benefits for each individual learner while minimizing and solving the potential problems.

  • Issue Year: XVI/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 47-52
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: English