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Learning a New Language

English class has been mandatory in China for many years. In the Ted Talk “4 reasons to learn a new language”, John McWhorter explains why people need to study a foreign language.

He believes that different language speakers will have different thinking method. For example, in…

Varies of Language

Today we have a lot of different language in the world. Some have a number of speakers like Chinese which is used by more than 1,500,000,000 people, and some have not much speakers like Dhivehi which is used by 300,000 out of 410,000 Maldivians. In the Ted Talk 4 Reasons to Learn a New…

Learning a New Language

After watching the TED Talk “4 Reasons to Learn a New Language” by John McWhorter, I learned few benefits for learning foreign languages. McWhoter believes language can channel people’s thoughts. He thinks people must learn some degree of a language to become a part of a culture. Also…

Some Imperfections of John McWhorter’s TED Talk

I am sure that John McWhorter is a super fan of learning language by watching his TED talk. He illustrated why we should learn foreign languages at the age that almost everyone uses same language and instant translation gets better every year by…

A New Language

After watching the TED Talk: 4 reasons to learn a new language, I find the importance of learning a new language.

In his Ted Talk, he mentions there will be less languages exists in the end of this century. Also, different language can affect the idea your thoughts. If people…

What Learning a New Language Brings Us

When I watched the TED talk, ‘4 reasons to learn a new language’, given by John McWhorter, I was attracted by an idea is his lecture, which is that language channels people’s thoughts. I haven’t thought that a table can own ‘a gender’, female until I learned…

The Power of Languages

Living in America, a very diverse country with people speaking all kind of different dialects, I sometimes can’t control my desire of learning some other languages my friends spoken. Although it requires time and effort, learning a new language is definitely a good thing. John McWhorter…

Learning Another Language

In the TED talk “4 reasons to learn a new language”, John McWhorter believes that people should learn a new language, because language is the core to learn the nearly extinct culture and language is health. In addition, language is fun and is easy to learn. However, in my opinion, I…

4 Reasons to Learn Foreign Language

English is becoming the most popular language in the world. When we can communicate in one language why bother to learn a new language? Language channels the thought. John McWhorter said different languages will give difference experiences. For example, the word for…