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

Language
is an integral part of human communication and it is one
such
skill which can be learned through practice. Some
people
believe that, unless you have spent time living or working in a foreign country, you can never become fluent in a
language
.
However
, there are various other ways to become proficient in a foreign
language
.
This
essay will cover those.
To begin
with,
people
who live in foreign countries face difficulties in speaking their local
language
in the beginning, while
this
can be improved by talking to the local residents in their local
language
.
Furthermore
, a human mind grabs the
language
quickly if he is surrounded by the
people
who always speak the common
language
.
For example
,
people
travelling from India to other countries where English is the native
language
, find difficulties in the beginning, but once they talk to local residents they adapt their
language
.
As a result
, living or working in a foreign country can make the process of learning faster and simpler.
On the other hand
, living in a foreign land is not the only way to become fluent in a
language
.
People
can look for various other ways too,
such
as reading books, watching movies and regional shows, and listing to songs.
In addition
,
people
might find it difficult to understand in the starting, but slowly and gradually
people
start to enjoy it.
For instance
, my friend who is not a French person can speak French fluently, he learned by watching french shows and listening to French songs.
Thus
, to develop fluency in any
language
one has
to begin
somewhere. In conclusion,
although
to some extent I believe that
people
working or studying in a foreign country tends to learn their local
language
faster as they are surrounded by the local residents, it can
also
be taken into consideration that reading, and watching shows online can help in developing fluency in a particular
language
.
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