Some people think that living in a country for a period of time is needed to learn the language and culture. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

It is believed by some that it is necessary to reside in a nation for a length of time to master their
language
and
culture
.
Although
, I share
similar view
Suggestion
similar views
a similar view
,
however
, it is
also
possible to become acquainted with a foreign
language
and
culture
without necessarily living in the
country
.
Firstly
, learning a
second
language
is often a difficult and complex task for everyone, especially adults.
Language
acquisition involves mastering how they are spoken and writing to convey the right meaning.
In other words
, it requires one to become familiar with the word-formation, word order and syntax which is not always easy to learn on ones own, but with constant interaction with native speakers it makes it faster for people to learn in a specified time frame.
For instance
, when I relocated to Germany, speaking as well as writing German was difficult at
first
, but with continuous communication with the nationals, I was perfect in it in 2 years time. Presently, I can communicate with German,
also
participate in their tradition.
However
, a foreign
language
and custom can
also
be learnt without living in the
country
. There are a number of
language
schools with professional tutors where people have successfully learnt a
second
language
. These schools are in almost every
country
which enables anyone seeking to learn another
language
of choice to
enroll
register formally as a participant or member
enrol
and learn as opposed to living with the nationals. To give a clear example, my wife was able to learn French
language
and
culture
in Nigeria within eighteen months by successfully completing a French
language
course, now it is almost impossible to distinguish her from French nationals.
Furthermore
,
internet
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the internet
has
also
made it easy for people to learn
culture
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the culture
of a certain nation by surfing through websites
such
as Google and Wikipedia. To conclude, due to
complexity
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the complexity
of any
language
and its
culture
, it is always easy to learn one by residing with the native speakers in their
country
, but people can
also
be taught through
language
schools and
internet
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the internet
anywhere in the world.
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Include an introduction and conclusion

A conclusion is essential for IELTS writing task 2. It is more important than most people realise. You will be penalised for missing a conclusion in your IELTS essay.

The easiest paragraph to write in an essay is the conclusion paragraph. This is because the paragraph mostly contains information that has already been presented in the essay – it is just the repetition of some information written in the introduction paragraph and supporting paragraphs.

The conclusion paragraph only has 3 sentences:

  • Summary
  • Restatement of thesis
  • Prediction or recommendation

Example:

To summarize, a robotic teacher does not have the necessary disciple to properly give instructions to students and actually works to retard the ability of a student to comprehend new lessons. Therefore, it is clear that the idea of running a classroom completely by a machine cannot be supported. After thorough analysis on this subject, it is predicted that the adverse effects of the debate over technology-driven teaching will always be greater than the positive effects, and because of this, classroom teachers will never be substituted for technology.

Start your conclusion with a linking phrase. Here are some examples:

  • In conclusion
  • To conclude
  • To summarize
  • Finally
  • In a nutshell
  • In general

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