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Title: If you're good at English...
Post by: boysenberry on May 28, 2011, 08:10:18 am

Is it true that if you're good at English that you're much less likely to learn a foreign language?

Title: Re: If you're good at English...
Post by: Charmz on May 28, 2011, 09:52:01 am

Not sure. But there are people who learn a 'foreign' language (as their first language) and then learn English and are good at it. And its easier the more languages you know to learn new ones.

Title: Re: If you're good at English...
Post by: MuggedByReality on May 28, 2011, 10:10:17 am

Quote from: boysenberry on May 28, 2011, 08:10:18 am

Is it true that if you're good at English that you're much less likely to learn a foreign language?

  I'm pretty confident in saying that's not the case, though correlation doesn't necessarily imply causation.

Title: Re: If you're good at English...
Post by: EvangelionZeta on May 28, 2011, 04:17:33 pm

If you're good at English, it means that a. You possess the ability to manipulate and understand the usage of language and (often) b. That you have a broader, cultural awareness of the world.  Ergo, probably will do a second language.