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Some people think that to learn a second language well it is necessary to live in a country where the language is being spoken. What is your opinion about this?

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Language
 is something we start learning from the lap of our mother. Some people believe, to learn any
language
 properly, one must live in the
country
 where that
language
 is being spoken either as official or as a native
language
. We are going to discuss, why I agree with the statement while analysing the opposite opinions as well.
Language
 is not a
subject
, it is a process. Most of the languages have been evolved over centuries, not years or decades. Every
language
 has its own norms, accent and pronunciation. There are rules and grammar criteria, which cannot be taught using books or courses. Let`s consider French as an example, it looks similar to English in scripts, as both languages share many alphabets, even words, but these languages are entirely opposite to each other. Sometimes, we understand the meaning of a particular word, but native speakers use it in different context.
Such
 rules of grammar and usage of words can only be mastered, if you live among the native speakers. Being bilingual is an added advantage for anyone`s career or even personal development, and there are many people who believe that,
learning linguistics
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learning, linguistics
 is possible without even living in its
country
 of origin. They consider
language
 as a
subject
, and according to them, it is possible to be a professional in any
subject
, as well as
language
. A chemist is never born as a chemist, a mathematician doesn`t learn math in his mother`s lap, they all learn and become professional in their lifetime,
hence
 similar path can be adopted for
language
 skills. They
further
 support their argument with examples of people, who have never been in a
country
 but can speak its
language
 proficiently. In conclusion,
language
 is not an open
subject
, it is usually an honour or pride of a
country
 or tribe,
thus
 no one can speak or understand it better than a native speaker. We do not
need academic
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need, academic
 researches to establish
this
 fact. So, in my opinion, one must communicate with native speakers to learn a
language
 better, and what could be better than living among them.
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