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Originally Posted by blackheart
However, I knew some Koreans at my school who spoke flawless English. Why? Because they were born here. It has nothing to do with how the tongue is shaped. People all over the world have different tongues and can master their own language easily. The body adapts. You can always lose an accent, but it takes time and work.
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I, too, see it as more a nurture than nature problem. The skills that are an asset in your own language are sometimes a detriment in trying to master another language. Basically, I see the entire operation as a "quick fix" to a liability which is performed instead of the individual putting in the hard work. As a college student who has taken the required french courses towards my degree, I have yet to master the ability to talk through my nose yet I was fairly proficient at the grammar and vocabulary memorization. Why? I simply didn't care to put in the work.
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