<p>Would they have more right-brain or left-brain traits? More attributed with the maths and sciences or english and humanities? Or are language studies (like grammar) kind of in a league of their own?</p>
<p>Like, someone can be good at language arts curriculums, math curriculums, what about foreign languages in general?</p>
<p>I have a mind for English and humanities, and I’m pretty good with languages. I have a passion for Asian languages and can learn them pretty quickly. However, I don’t know if that is because of motivation or actual language learning talent. I took French in middle school and hated it, so I didn’t do well.</p>
<p>I would think that being familiar with English would help because it proves that you are able to fully understand a language to the point where you can use it to your advantage. Even fluent English speakers may have trouble using it in this sense. Also, there is no memorization in English; everything you know comes straight from the mind. In the same sense, being good at languages shows that you aren’t memorizing key phrases but rather you are learning.</p>
<p>Depends how they approach it. I do pretty well approaching foreign languages (mostly Japanese, but I’ve also done some Spanish, German, and French - my school has an unusual foreign language curriculum) logically, almost like a math problem. I usually use roots, cognates, or whatever else I can find to create a connection that way. </p>
<p>I think grammar is best approached from the math/science mindset, since it is really just a set of rules, constraints, and exceptions. An excellent programmer would probably excel at learning grammar.</p>
<p>But I’m also pretty good at English/Writing classes, so that could be giving me a boost I’m not completely aware of.</p>
<p>You know you truly learned a language when you realise you’re not translating, but you’re thinking in that language.</p>
<p>I agree with kyoakyoa. You can approach languages in different ways, but language studies is also so much more than just knowing different tongues. There’s a lot of historical stuff in there, etc.</p>