Language Learning: How to Create Immersion from Home
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I recently read an interesting study: Viewing images that remind you of your home country can decrease your fluency in the foreign language you are learning. The study was done with Chinese students who were living in the US and learning English. When those students were speaking English while viewing pictures that reminded them of China, they produced 11% to 16% fewer words per minute on average. The study also showed that the students tended to use their native language structures and literal translations more often when viewing pictures that reminded them of home.
