As part of this article, we discuss the following topic:

•  An explanation of multilingualism and bilingualism
• Benefits of being multilingual
•  The best time to learn a new language
•  A crucial aspect of language learning
•  Resources and tips for learning English
•  Resources and tips for learning Spanish
• . An explanation of multilingualism and bilingualism

Bilingual individuals are capable of speaking and understanding two languages. In addition, those who are proficient in three languages are considered trilinguals, and those who hold multiple languages are considered multilingual or polyglots.

 Benefits of being multilingual

In today’s world, despite the advancement of technology and the expansion of global trade, the ability to speak more than two languages ​​can be considered an advantage.

The ability to speak other languages allows you to have more job opportunities at the global level, as well as the chance to make friends with people from other cultures and nationalities.

 The best time to learn a new language

Languages are best learned from six months to two years of age, according to research. Like Bela Devatkina, a little girl from Russia who at the age of 4 was able to speak 7 living languages ​​of the world including Russian, English, Arabic, French, Chinese, Spanish, and German.

Bella’s parents raised her in a multilingual environment. And they introduced him to different languages ​​from the age of ten months. Bella’s nurses were from different nationalities so Bella could engage with different languages.

Do not worry if you are one of the people who have not been exposed to different languages since childhood. Although learning a language at a younger age is much easier because the human brain is more flexible and capable, learning a language is possible at any age and has no limitations.

An example is Steve Kaufman, a 70-year-old man who, even though he was not taught a language in his childhood and adolescence, is able to speak 20 living languages ​​of the world at this age. And he teaches language learning methods on his YouTube channel.

 A crucial aspect of language learning

Learning a foreign language requires you to set a goal and to be interested in that language as the most important factor. The process of learning a new language is full of ups and downs, so in addition to the interest in the target language, we also need to set logical goals to become a motivation on the way to learn that language.

Keep in mind that it is not a good idea to learn languages with the same roots at the same time. (Like Spanish, French, and Italian languages, all three of which have Latin roots.) This may slow down the learning process and cause confusion between languages. To start the next language that does not share a common root with the previous one, you must reach the base of that language to A2 or B1.

In the following, I would like to introduce resources for English and Spanish languages:

 Resources and tips for learning English

Today, there is no one who does not understand the importance of the English language. The English language is an Indo-European language that is one of the official languages of the United Nations. In many parts of the world, it is the language of communication. Therefore, it is the most important language to learn. For this

reason, it is usually the second language of all people whose mother tongue is not English.

General English

In today’s world, there are many online and offline classes available for learning the English language. But I would like to introduce some resources for the general improvement of this language.

Listening

. Watching a series in your target language is one of the best ways to improve listening skills. In addition, you can listen to music with subtitles in your target language.

 Podcasts are the best way to improve your listening skills and learn a language. It is possible to find them in all topics that you are interested in and listen to their episodes every single day while you are in the traffic or doing your chores.

Ted Talks and BBC podcasts are the most popular podcasts for learning English. If you are interested in self-improvement topics, I also recommend The Mindset Mentor podcast.

Speaking

As you improve your listening skills, you will also be able to improve your speaking skills to a large extent, but taking conversation classes and having a language partner on the same level will be of great benefit as well.

For speaking, you need a high range of vocabulary in order to be able to speak your target language more fluently, for this purpose these books can be useful:

• English vocabulary in use
•  Oxford word skills
•  Focus on vocabulary

Reading

The best and most effective way to improve reading skills is to read books at your level. You can prepare different books on your favorite topics and improve your reading skills while enjoying the book.

I would like to recommend some IELTS resources for those who want to take an IELTS exam:

 Books

IELTS Cambridge books that provide examples of previous years’ exams are the most reliable and most effective books for testing.

Youtube channels

• . English speaking success
• . IELTS daily
• . Fastrack IELTS

 Resources and tips for learning Spanish

Spanish is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family. Today, it is a global language with nearly 500 million native speakers, mainly in America and Spain and It is the world’s second most spoken native language after Mandarin Chinese.

so if you are interested in learning Spanish the resources below may be useful for you:

Books

• . Gramatica and Vocabulario are very useful for those who want to learn Spanish by themselves.
• . Nuevo Prisma
• . Sueña

YOUTUBE Channels

. Butterfly Spanish (written by a lovely girl who provides a very easy way of learning Spanish grammar).

. Dreaming Spanish ( In this channel, you can find different videos according to your level.)

. Español con Juan ( He teaches you Spanish in a very sophisticated way, He believes that we can learn languages through listening to useful conversations.)

. Little Angel Español ( for those who tend to watch children’s Cartoons in order to learn a new language).

Thanks for reading this article. I hope it has helped you in your language-learning process.

BY: Parastoo Javadi

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