Learning Journal #6

[Thomas Dennis]

It is important to know the history of a language in order to fully understand why certain rules governing the language exist. A large proportion of language learning requires memorization, but having a background in a language's history allows this process to be a bit smoother. A language like Spanish has many cognates similar to English words, but for those words that are different it definitely helps to know where they originate from. It is especially important to know why grammar rules are the way they are, since grammar is responsible for the structure of the language itself. Language learning can be daunting, but understanding a language's history can make it more manageable.