In 5 years I see myself going to Harvard to move on to the Korean language after getting fluent in Japanese and Spanish or however many other languages I learn! I can also see myself being an Italki tutor teaching multiple different languages including my native language English! I'll post a post in 5 years to see what I got correct!

In five years time I see myself turning into a multi linguist and having fluent multilingual skills. I started my language learning journey when I was relatively young so five years may seem like a short time to master fluency but for me I believe it is more than enough. With a global economy, businesses need to have professionals who are able to communicate with clients around the world. That’s why I am convinced that having additional language skills can set me apart for the competition. I am going to achieve my goal by making sure that every single to dedicate time to learn something new or to learn new vocabulary that will make things easier for me on the long run. I will also achieve it by using italki to find affordable good teachers that will make my learning journey run smoothly.

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In my experience as a young person, learning a second language has strengthened a lot of skills I used to lack. Memory, multitasking and concentration are just a few. I definitely will try to help my future children learn a language if they’re interested, I definitely wish I had started even younger!

People who have been learning second language from their childhood usually know this language better than ones who start their learning process at more mature age. They can even become as good communicators as native speakers, in spite of the fact that their target language isn’t spoken by their relatives. I‘ve seen loads of videos where little children speak in different languages with natives like they are ones. On those TV-shows parents always said, that they had decided their kids to learn languages so early just to receive cooler results faster. And I think it makes sense, the sooner the better.

Starting young certainly can give you an advantage because you don't have the obligations of an adult in most cases. As adults time has to become more specialized because we become more financially responsible for ourselves. However I believe if languages matter to you you will make it part of your career when possible. Plus as an adult you can better grasp technical concepts better then children.

When you teach a second language to a child in childhood you promote a responsible and lovely adult, the child will grow up seeing people not nations, understand his limits and don't give up early. #RisingBilingualStar!

I started to study English when I was very young, when I was 7 years old. But before that, I was already curious about the language, when I put the DVD of Barney and Friends in English subtitles and audio, for example. Even when my formal study of grammar was on pause, I believe that this early contact was instrumental in making my use of English sounds and structure much more natural! Now, I try to turn that interest into concrete language proficiency