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Do children learn faster and easier than adults?

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No, in fact, Adults learn faster than children because we already have a knowledge of a vast amount of concepts, to which we can apply foreign words to. Ultimately as an adult it depends on how much time as an adult you spend with the language. Children are around their native language all the time from the moment they are born (and arguably while in the womb). A child still will not reach a level of adult, native fluency for several years, whereas if an adult student in a language were to apply him/herself, then a language can be mastered within a few short years.

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