Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise
- Posted on December 15, 2025
- By Yahoo News
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Older adults may struggle to learn a new language but classes are a worthwhile exercise
Ayaka Ono, my current Japanese teacher, estimates she's tutored about 600 students over 15 years. A large study published by the science journal Nature Aging in November suggests that speaking multiple languages protects against more rapid brain aging, and that the effect increases with the number of languages.
