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Some people think that you can never become fluent in a language unless you have spent time living in that country. To what extent do you agree?

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 is considered as lingua Franca across the globe, a
person
 gets advantage if he has a grasp of the native
language
 of that
country
. There has been a considerable debate over how a
person
 can gain expertise in a foreign
language
. Some people opine that it is necessary to stay in that
country
.
This
 essay will argue why it is important to have exposure in
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oreign
country
 so that a
person
 can easily learn the
language
.
Firstly
, a
person
 gets more exposure as he is interacting with myriad groups when staying in
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oreign
country
.
Secondly
, when a
person
 has spent
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onsiderable amount of time in a
country
 he can understand the verbiage, usage & nuances of that
language
 in a more advanced way. A
person
 can understand the culture & local traditions in a better way by learning their
language
. Many educational institutions have
also
 realized that to learn a
language
 it is necessary to visit that
country
,
hence
 they have
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xchange programme designed at the end of
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ear. Students visit the
country
 to learn more about the
language
.
However
, some people
also
 feel that it would be costly to visit the
country
 to just learn a
language
.
Instead
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they believe that it can be learned by online coaching classes. But I opine that online coaching can only give theoretical exposure to the
person
 and not the practical understanding. To conclude, I would like to reiterate my opinion that to become a professional in any
language
 it is necessary to spend some time in that
country
.
Submitted by Somesh Pal on

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