Challenges
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Try This Today
- Choose a foreign language to learn. Is there one you studied briefly in school, always wanted to learn, or spoken in a country you’d like to visit someday?
- Visit your local library or a book store and select a foreign language audiobook.
- Devote 30 minutes per day (or two 15-minute chunks) to practicing your new language.
Why
It’s never too late to learn a second language — and the benefits make it a no-brainer. People who speak more than one language have increased attention and healthier brain function long into the future — regardless of when they started learning that language. What are you waiting for? Allons-y! ¡Vámonos! Andiamo!
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