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Language Learning - Does Age Matter?

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I completely agree with you I am French and I am 60 years old I learn English, Spanish, Italian and Portuguese just for my pleasure I think even if I don’t use it in my life, it’s good to get my brain working My mother and father were affected by Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s and I don’t want to have the same thing So I think it’s important to get my brain working!
Comment from : @danielleblanc4726

Age is just a number you can learn any time of age 👍
Comment from : @archana_gamit

Valuable Information Learning is what matters not age
Comment from : @gayatrigovalvanshinanda6921

Intresting session
Comment from : @Sarvebhavntusukhinah1111

Nice information
Comment from : @meghanadharne7438

Interesting lecturebr-Dr Virenkumar PandyabrBDK ARTS AND COMMERCE COLLEGE GADHADA
Comment from : @ProfDrVirenkumarPandya

informative session
Comment from : @jitendrakumarkharadi697

Great
Comment from : @vandanarami9574

GREAT! MANY THANKS VERY USEFUL
Comment from : @valentina_fantasy

Thank you for guidance on language and life
Comment from : @hansabensonara7765

Fine
Comment from : @hemantkharadi6342

Very good
Comment from : @karunaahire7402

Dr Karuna D Ahire -very nice information
Comment from : @karunaahire7402

Good video
Comment from : @hemantsuthar8110

Nice information
Comment from : @meghanadharne7438

Nice
Comment from : @ramsinhparmar8658

उम्र के आधार पर भाषा का प्रयोग कैसे किया जाता है, इसके बारे में इस वीडियो में तर्कसंगत बातें जानने को मिली । धन्यवाद ।।br4 Dr Amitbhai N Patel,brAssistant Professor,brGLS (Sadguna & BD) College For Girls, Ahmedabad
Comment from : @amitpatel2886

Beautiful perspective!
Comment from : @krishnadaiya2788

Good information
Comment from : @ravidekani9300

Very interesting
Comment from : @ravidekani9300

સરસ
Comment from : @AtriRajgor

Yes, it mattersbrbrA year later -- it still mattersa lot
Comment from : @slicksalmon6948

My father played pick-up hockey right up until covid lockdown — at 82 years young!brFive days per week!! br100 Finnish🇫🇮 Canadian🇨🇦 😆brIt's sad to think that over the last few years, he hasnt been able to play the game he loves most
Comment from : @laurasalo6160

Does age make a difference it language learning? Just ask Henry Kissinger add his younger brother
Comment from : @corsairdipthong3874

Good discussion, Thank you
Comment from : @madhvibrahmbhatt619

Intersting thought sr
Comment from : @drravikumaramp528

Very interesting
Comment from : @5ashisbiswas7

Nice presentation Very much informative and useful
Comment from : @chandrashekharupadhyaya6530

बढिया और ज्ञानवर्धक जानकारी सरजी वेरी imformative
Comment from : @shobhaahirrao1866

There is no bar for learning and same is the case with language learning
Comment from : @adithyaadiga10

Your videos help me a lot for language learningbrThank you very much
Comment from : @kamleshrabari6885

you have explain truth
Comment from : @shivangkumarbhavsar3095

good video thank you
Comment from : @nehalpandya6095

Nice sir Thank you
Comment from : @lavanyahm9965

Teachable information, thank you sir
Comment from : @AVIJITDAS-ty4ki

Very good
Comment from : @ashokbaria1643

Very nice informative on language and age matter,
Comment from : @rulerfragnite7836

I love love love this I'm a brazilian english teacher, I'm 19, and my student is 61 He always has a good time but of course I want to make the process as easy as possible This was really inspiring, not only for my classroom but for my personal life as well Thank you, I wish you all the best!
Comment from : @juliaalvessoares

Thank you for that bit of truth
Comment from : @jjohanesson9139

I'm 32 i speak portuguese, spanish and english but now learning chinese
Comment from : @Jeffersonajudainformatica

Thanks a lot
Comment from : @drtaraknathchattopadhyay1776

Good
Comment from : @cbinalli1841

Learning and age
Comment from : @aparnadas5277

good
Comment from : @mukeshmahale7281

Nice one
Comment from : @brotigayen6858

Very nice video sir
Comment from : @drnamdevsodgir1117

Thank you
Comment from : @drsrikant2251

Good presentation
Comment from : @raghulohiya3883

Good
Comment from : @masoodahmed5305

Thought provoking
Comment from : @drdeepayogesh6769

Helpful video
Comment from : @bharatigaddi5592

good
Comment from : @hirji129

I am 81 years old and Ich learne Deutsch By being retired, I have plenty of time to learn
Comment from : @williambudd2630

This was an instructive tutorial I am 67 and learning French I already know Russian and Ancient Greek, but I've always thought French sounds so interesting The brakes are off now,Steve!
Comment from : @irenemcnamara9699

Great👍brYour videos help me a lot for language learningbrThank you very much
Comment from : @souravpandit4280

Attitude > Age
Comment from : @Tehui1974

Steve I love your mentality and energy It’s no surprise that you’ve been so successful with languages (and life!)
Comment from : @TwelfthRoot2

Nice citation
Comment from : @changholee377

I am disappointed when I tell people that I am learning a language, and they respond with 'You can only learn a language while you are a child' That is obviously wrong, but for a reason that I think is too often overlooked: Grammar Children may have an advantage in terms of absorbing the language through listening and attempts to speak, BUT when it comes to understanding and predicting the behaivour of a language, children are poorly equiped; they must exhaust every option and combination until they are proven incorrectGrammar, at the expense of complexity, is the complete blueprint to the design of language, by understanding grammar rules, adults can dispose of 99 incorrect constructions Brains > brute force
Comment from : @craigs6045

I always enjoy your talks Steve Here is my viewbr wwwacademiaedu/27426121/A_Polyglots_Perspective_on_the_Age_Factor_in_Foreign_Language_Acquistion
Comment from : @polyglotdreams

I want to know how age affect learning pronunciation ?
Comment from : @ranadali5936

Brilliant how you analogize the topic of older language learners with your game of old-timer hockey My greatest takeaway from this video is to not approach a language as if it were a memory game Thanks, Steve
Comment from : @avq5

I don't agree A child does not "think", he just imitates the adults and he learns about situations intuitively and say things when they need to be said, without knowing the exact meaning, That comes gradually That is an effortless process as it is automaticbrWhen you are older, your brain is already cluttered with soooooo much information that you have been accumulating over the years, that it has to slow you down I know 3 languages perfectly which I learned when young with minimal difficulties, I am now 61 and an learning a 4th language and I AM struggling Maybe it's only me
Comment from : @bsegers52

I asolutly do NOT agre with you ! Do you know how canary birds learn they songs??Look ito it,and learn the difference betwen human brain, and canary bird brain
Comment from : @Blankanik

Can you swim mr Kaufmann?
Comment from : @Blankanik

I only wish that I would have had a french mother, and a German father and raised in America with Chinese and Spanish nannies to boot Two bad i didn't have any of those lol Now I'm 22 and just learning my first second language
Comment from : @nubemuffin

I couldn't agree more All of what you say makes sense It is exactly as I think and feel about it, though many people seem to have biased or simply unsound or undeveloped ideas about language learning I have just finished my first year of Danish, together with twenty-something university students etc I am sixty, and there's no marked difference, though I tend to think I had a kind of 'edge' when I was younger That seems to have disappeared, but this is not important Keep up the good work!
Comment from : @Lousysalsero

you make sense
Comment from : @julieviquiera3135

It probably originates from hearing some elderly people whose voices have changed with age That does happen, although I don't know if it happens to everyone I'm 66, and my hearing and voice are better than ever One reason is that I'm simply more conscious of how I sound, and of the possibilities present in my voice There's so much to learn, and I'm glad there is Learning is what keeps our brains functioning When you stop learning, Oh-oh
Comment from : @shaggybreeks

YOUR 66?!?!?!
Comment from : @CollectorWorth

i'm 17 I worry that i'll never understand a different languange I worry that my days of trying to learn a new lanuange are gone
Comment from : @nicksauve1014

i am 17 and i study for a month and pick up the language quite well although it has significant differences from my native language, btw there are 40 chinese in my country, which is malaysia You can really learn in a month no kidding
Comment from : @catastrophyful

What's LingQ?
Comment from : @Lindormber

@ehngage1707 Just get on LingQ for your Swedish
Comment from : @Thelinguist

@lingosteve Swedish, so far i'm enjoying the immersion method with rosetta stone But I feel like when I'm done with it, I still won't know how to piece together senteces and things There are some sentences that appear that I don't fully understand, but I know what picture they're talking about
Comment from : @ehngage1707

@ehngage1707 Which language? I always use a bi-lingual dictionary but do not translate the whole text I am reading I try to piece together what it means and keep going
Comment from : @Thelinguist

Hey steve, if I am trying to learn a language and I have material in that language and am translating it to my native tongue, is that wrong? to build a vocabulary? I was told not to do this, but I don't see another way to learn vocabulary
Comment from : @ehngage1707

I am quite sure your opinion could be proved scientifically You've trained your brain in a specific way all your life; it is something what actors do with theirs, that is why most of them are able to learn long texts even at high age Inspiring ideas, thank you!
Comment from : @Montanius69

@debaiona Yes, I know what you mean Although I don't have a problem to talk to strangers, I think that when travelling abroad we are not so much exposed to the language! Funny thought - It's easier to learn a foreign language sitting at home, isn't it? :)
Comment from : @ko4536

wow, I would have never guessed you were 66 I'm 21 and you seem more energetic than me lolol
Comment from : @duelarm

@rsloma71 One day I will learn Polish, but first I have to get my Czech to a better level thanks!
Comment from : @Thelinguist

Looking at your videos I think that you often have more energy and passion than many of us who are much younger ! All the best, and, as we say in Poland - Sto lat ! - at least :-)
Comment from : @rsloma71

@TheWizardWeiss Gee thanks!!
Comment from : @Thelinguist

@fallasdf English
Comment from : @Thelinguist

@lingosteve Kan du prata Svenska?
Comment from : @Myega

@ko4536 I agree with this I learned more Russian when I was studying it on my own in London than I did once I moved to Moscow I suppose it was because actually speaking to people in Russian was very intimidating, and so I didn't particularly want to speak Do you find the same thing?
Comment from : @debaiona

El limite no es la edad, creo que el limite es creer que existe En el cerebro nuevas conexiones neuronales se adecuan para aprender lo que nos gustesaludos gracias Steve
Comment from : @soleaguirre100

Just wanted to say thanks for your videos- it's so helpful to hear your perspective on language learning I studied 3 languages in school; I did well, but their approach of emphasizing memorization of vocabulary, irregular conjugations, etc was so stressful that it sucked all the pleasure out of the process I found you, Moses, and others about a year ago, and it's made such a difference; your approach in particular is very enjoyable to me, and I'm always interested to hear your thoughts
Comment from : @roman1615

Just sharing my opinion, Age is an extremely influential factor, but only up until adolescence because they absorb so easily After that, the learning skills sorta levels off Other than that, I feel it's more about exposure and experience I mean that I feel the impression that the learning-skills decreases from age comes more from those who have no foreign language engagement until their older ages, while young people have both English and Spanish classes in school, so the process is there
Comment from : @ThisIsNoise17

Nice video! It's good knowing life doesn't end after 30, both when it comes to languages and otherwise:)
Comment from : @Snyblind

@lingosteve Hello Steve! I Could you upload a video about "language interference" and "switching between languages" ? Thank you
Comment from : @jensito90

good speech, I want to say that there is something important learners should know it, and it happens to me, sometimes people cannot get the information fast, so they think as if they're stupids but it's not true, I think if someone cannot get the information fast, it makes him/her be more smart in the future, because he/she will think very much in every point to see more than what normal person did I look at myself now and see how I'm better than people who were help me when I was a beginner
Comment from : @serajstyle