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It will work where they have the opportunities for that. However, in rural regions of poor countries, say, things may well not so simple. Where I live, students in the country are often studying in very basic conditions and metalled roads are few and far between. My language teacher comes from one of these places and she had to get up at 3am to study because she was also expected to work on the family farm. Then she came to the capital and worked to support herself through university. That sort of vision and motivation isn't easy to find. She now has about four others from her village living with her and studying here.

Many will find the belief in opportunities for change hard to accept because of their life circumstances; if little changes around you and opportunities are very rare, it may be hard for some to believe that learning a foreign and distant language could be the key. Circumstance and environment exert a lot of influence.