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Old 18-Sep-2007, 14:44
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Default Re: learning a second language means learning a new culture

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Originally Posted by chill out View Post
hi there,
It has been said that learning a second language is a ' master key ' for learning a second culture. Based on your experience of learning English, What do you think? Is it true that learning a second language means learning a new culture? If yes, what are those experiences you went through? Do you have any specific experience that proves the given idea?

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English has been, for quite sometime, a global language and hence it does not limit itself to any culture. But yes, if you study literature you will tend to get closer to the native culture.
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