Are old people really more capable for learning foreign languages online?

American scientists have found that despite previous notions on brain developing human mental power has the tendency to increase for lifetime. What does it mean for those who are learning foreign languages online?

I think that old people are capable for learning foreign languages online not worse than young ones. Moreover, they can do it even better. The older a man or a woman is, the more meaningful motivation he/she’s got for language learning. So, the process of language learning can be more effective.

Here are some advices for old people who want to be successful in learning foreign languages online. Although they can be useful for young people too.

Try to use Internet more active – it has many free language learning resources. Using Internet we are able to talk to the whole world – icq, skype and other similar services can give us the ability to communicate with a lot of people.

Pay more attention to foreign texts and vocabulary – this activity very much develops and trains mental capacity. It’s impossible to learn a foreign language without active reading of foreign texts and intensive vocabulary learning. 

If you’re just a beginner you should pay more attention to the pronunciation training – usually it’s not easy for old people to train the pronunciation features of a foreign language. But systematical training can help to get success in foreign language pronunciation. It’s very useful to listen to native language speakers: different audio files, video, foreign movies, etc.

The main things are to believe in yourself and to train systematically, and you’ll achieve success for sure!

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