A psychologist explained who finds it easier to learn English: humanities students or techies
Learning foreign languages is a useful and interesting process that can bring a lot of benefits and pleasure.
However, not all people learn languages equally easily and effectively. It is believed that some people are more inclined to learn languages than others, depending on their type of thinking.
Stanislav Sambursky, author of the Zen channel “Ecological Psychologist,” clinical psychologist at the “Dr. Anikina Clinic,” told us who finds it easier to learn English: humanities students or techies.
Thus, people with a humanitarian and technical mindset are often contrasted, assuming that the former find it easier to learn languages than the latter. But how true is this? And what factors influence success in learning languages?
It doesn't matter what type of thinking you have, humanities or technical. What matters is how you use your strengths and develop your weaknesses.
If you are a humanities student, you can enjoy the beauty and diversity of language, communicate with people, read books, watch films, write texts.
If you are a techie, you can analyze and systematize the rules and structures of a language, solve problems, create algorithms, use applications and programs. The main thing is that you find pleasure and interest in learning a language, and do not consider it boring and difficult.
Stereotypes of “techie vs. humanities” do not always correspond to reality. In fact, learning languages depends not only on the type of thinking, but also on many other factors, such as:
Motivation: This is the internal or external reason why a person studies a language. Motivation can be different: professional, educational, cultural, personal, etc. The higher the motivation, the more effort a person is willing to put into learning a language and the more satisfaction he gets from his achievements.
Goal: This is a specific result that a person wants to achieve in learning a language. The goal can be different: pass an exam, go abroad, communicate with native speakers, read a book, etc. The clearer the goal, the easier it is for a person to plan their learning process and monitor their progress.
Method: This is the way a person learns a language. The method can be different: attending courses, self-study, communicating with native speakers, watching films, reading books, etc. The more the method matches the individual preferences, style and pace of a person’s learning, the more effectively he or she learns the language.
Environment: These are the conditions in which a person learns a language. The environment can be different: at home, at school, in the office, on the Internet, in another country, etc. The more the environment is conducive to learning a language, the easier it is for a person to immerse themselves in the language environment and gain real communication experience.
Learning languages does not depend on whether a person has a humanities or a technical mindset. What is more important is how a person approaches learning a language, what goals they set for themselves, and what resources they use.
Every person can learn languages easily and successfully if he finds his own motivation, goal, method and learning environment.
Learning languages is not only a process of gaining knowledge, but also a process of self-development and self-discovery, and also an excellent way to prevent dementia, which, unfortunately, has become much younger.
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