RAMBLING ON WOMEN AND LANGUAGES

International Women’s Day is celebrated to make every woman realize how special they are to society, not only today but every day – on every side, especially in language learning, under difficult times.
When it comes to language learning, males and females have totally different approaches. Females usually tend to take a stronger interest in country, culture, and people of the target language. They possess innate verbal skills, which means that they are better listeners, speakers, writers, and readers. Now there is a question, so what does all these have to do with language learning? And the answer is rather simple, in order to learn a new language one must listen, speak, read and write in that language.
In fact, females can be better at language learning than males because of their brains – how their brains process the language. The structure of the brain is the same. It’s divided into two hemispheres: left (analytical and logic function) and right (musical, visual, and non-linguistic processes). An experiment has shown that when females talk, they use both hemispheres, while males use only one. Thus, females are more creative and engaged in learning than males. Males learn better with the help of visualization and hearing, while females process languages more efficiently. The day is celebrated with so much zeal and it has spread throughout the world to remind people of the various roles played by women in different spheres of life.
Nguyen Thi Hong