Linguistic activities are so common that it is easy to forget how complex one’s brain is processing to spit out those words. However, it is still true that languages are reserved for most advanced creatures in the world, especially this highly-developed language that mankind uses, thanks to Wernicke’s area and other parts that take charge of speech and its comprehension. From the perspective of myself, who developed a second language skill only after brain development to some extent, I strongly agree with the idea that learning a foreign language is to develop a new system of thinking based on the language. It takes to learn not only phonetics and syntax but also the culture and Weltanschauung(a psychiatric term referring to how a person views the world). The article explains how a brain coordinates its parts to construct a linguistic activity, and I wondered if using different languages forces the brain to work differently. Also, learning a language comes more interesting after reading since I feel language learning is actually a brain development activity. I assume there are a lot of efficient methods to learn language based on neuroscience, such as a memorization method based on the spacing effect. I am looking forward to knowing more.
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