Why Learning Languages Later can be Much More Difficult

While many believe that language is simply a way to communicate, others recognize the importance of language as a way in which we understand our world. For this reason, languages from different regions of the world have different structures, and more importantly, different vocabulary. The different structures impact the culture (and vice versa), and the vocabulary tends to cater to the needs of the culture that speaks it, while describing the world. These ideas can answer the question regarding why different language structures differ so greatly, as well how that impacts the way we view our own surroundings in comparison to the rest of the world. Adults recognize the difficulty of learning English as a second language, but don’t often recognize why it’s hard to learn. Understanding these ideas can hopefully accomplish two things. One, it can remind the adult learner that in order to fully learn English at a later age, they must be willing to the break the borders of their first language and be willing and able to see the world from a different perspective. Two, it can help remind adults of the importance of teaching children English at a young age. Learning English as a first language, or bilingually, makes the process of learning all these different structures simple: children absorb what they hear like sponges, and usually learn their first languages with ease. There are two reasons for this. One is that a young child has no previous language in which to describe the world, and the language that they learn first shapes the way they view it. The second reason is that children are children. That is to say that they are at the prime age to explore and learn about language and the world as a whole. If English and other languages are learned at a young age, a child can benefit in many ways. For one, the child will become more culturally diverse. Both diverse cultural understanding and speaking English opens more opportunities for anyone in today’s global community. So if the choice is to learn English at a later age, be open and ready to break some language boundaries. However, if the opportunity arises to learn English and many other languages at an early age, this is the best time to do it in life.

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