My teenage daughter and I are both learning Mandarin together but we process information so differently that our study sessions turn into frustration battles. She picks up pronunciation instantly while I struggle with tones, but I grasp grammar patterns she finds impossible, and instead of this being complementary we just end up making each other feel inadequate.
More people experience this than they realize.
Different cognitive strengths in language acquisition are creating comparison and inadequacy rather than mutual support.
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