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4 reasons to learn a new language | John McWhorter

4 reasons to learn a new language | John McWhorter

FromTED Talks Education


4 reasons to learn a new language | John McWhorter

FromTED Talks Education

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Length:
10 minutes
Released:
Oct 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

English is fast becoming the world's universal language, and instant translation technology is improving every year. So why bother learning a foreign language? Linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter shares four alluring benefits of learning an unfamiliar tongue.
Released:
Oct 7, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What should future schools look like? How do brains learn? Some of the world's greatest educators, researchers, and community leaders share their stories and visions onstage at the TED conference, TEDx events and partner events around the world. You can also download these and many other videos free on TED.com, with an interactive English transcript and subtitles in up to 80 languages. TED is a nonprofit devoted to Ideas Worth Spreading.