[lg policy] Fwd: [Edling] Are women really better at learning languages?

[Harold Schiffman]

 Forwarded From:  <edling at bunner.geol.lu.se>


 The Telegraph



Are women really better at learning languages?



In the field of language learning, there has been a long-standing idea that
females are also more adept at languages than males, excelling in their
native tongue and also foreign language study. But is there any truth
behind this theory, or is it just academic folklore?



Full story:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/educationopinion/10567876/Are-women-really-better-at-learning-languages.html

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