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1. What is your native language?

New Zealand English

2. Do you speak any other languages? Which ones?

British English :)
A treasured bit of te reo Māori
Rapidly fading knowledge-worker Dutch
Holiday French, and Brazilian Portuguese
Airport German, Spanish, and Japanese

3. How difficult is it for you to learn or understand new languages?

It's not difficult, it's just hard work requiring constant practice. Immersion is good - I find that more fulfilling than solo learning, but I do also quite like the gamified owl approach. Ability to learn languages is complex and like everything that requires hard work, practice, and access to time and resources (c.f. art, sport, growing plants).

4. If you were going to study a new foreign language, which would you want to learn?

If not to pick up Māori again, then Mandarin. It annoys me not to have any insight into such a major world language.

5. How are you at reading subtitles in foreign films?

Too quick - I don't find subtitled film very useful for language learning. Children's programmes are much better!