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Effortless English Podcast | Learn English with AJ Hoge

Learn English Over 50

Effortless English Podcast | Learn English with AJ Hoge

AJ Hoge

Language Learning, Education

4.61.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 October 2015

⏱️ 5 minutes

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Summary

Learn English Over 50 Years Of Age.  Can you learn to speak English fluently when you are 50 years old or older?  Is it possible to learn quickly over 50?

The short answer is Yes!  In fact, in this podcast, AJ says that learners over 50 have many advantages!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Learn English over 50.

0:04.0

There are many advantages to learning English after 50 years of age.

0:11.0

50 years or older is a great time to learn English. Now we see on the

0:19.4

internet we hear in the media we have the idea that it's best to learn English, it's best to

0:28.1

learn a language when young but that simply is not true.

0:35.0

In fact, people over 50 years old have many advantages that help them to learn English faster to speak English fluently.

0:47.0

One huge advantage is attention span, the ability to concentrate.

0:56.6

Let's be honest, most young people

0:59.6

just don't have the same level of concentration. They get bored more easily, they get

1:06.6

distracted more quickly. Older people, especially people over 50 years of age, often, usually have better concentration.

1:21.0

They're more mature and they just have the ability to focus and

1:26.4

concentrate for a longer time. This is a huge advantage when learning to speak English fluently.

1:35.0

Another big advantage for people over 50, life experience.

1:42.0

Life experience helps you to learn a language.

1:46.0

See because you have more experiences, you have more images in your mind, you have more events in your mind,

1:51.0

in your mind, you have more events in your mind, in your memory, and it's easier for you to connect those to English.

2:00.0

So when you're learning English phrases, when you're learning English idioms,

2:05.7

vocabulary, etc, you can connect those to actual memories and experiences from your own life.

2:15.3

That actually helps you to learn faster

2:18.5

than someone who's younger.

2:21.4

Another huge advantage for older learners is independence.

2:26.0

Younger learners are often prisoners of the school systems,

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