EXPRESS: New in, Old out: Does Learning a New Language Make You Forget Previously Learned Foreign Languages?
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DOI: 10.1177/17470218231181380
Abstract: Anecdotal evidence suggests that learning a new foreign language (FL) makes you forget previously learned FLs. To seek empirical evidence for this claim, we tested whether learning words in a previously unknown L3 hampers subsequent… read more here.
Keywords: forget previously; new language; language; test ... See more keywords
Exploring the unintended consequences of learning a new language at a South African university
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213973
Abstract: The University of KwaZulu-Natal has introduced a new language policy requiring all students who have not done Zulu as a first (or second) language at school to complete a six-month course in Zulu as part… read more here.
Keywords: zulu; new language; group; university ... See more keywords