You’re Never Too Old to Learn
Contrary to myths and urban legends, learning a new language in your 50’s or 60’s is actually easier than it is for most teenagers and young adults! Without distractions, more mature adults can better focus on the details necessary to master a new language. There are even a number of health benefits for anyone over 60 who tries learning a new language!
JapanesePod101 firmly believes that you are never too old to learn a new language, this is why you will find a FREE pdf Cheat Sheet to keep your mind sharp in all situations! But before we can talk about all the special tools and features that help make learning Japanese or any language a fun and exciting retirement hobby, let’s take a closer look at the benefits.
Health Benefits are Just One Reason to Learn a New Language After 60
Why Learning in Old Age is Vital to Healthy and Happy Living
To say that you are never too old to learn isn’t just true- it’s actually vital to your health! And sure, playing word games, doing puzzles and even online platforms like Luminosity do help keep the mind nimble. But nothing compares to learning a second language in terms of health benefits for your mind. Here are just a few of the reasons why learning another language may be one of the very best retirement hobbies you can pick up!
Health Benefits of Learning After 60
Learning a second language can delay the onset of dementia and alzheimer’s by 4.5 Years. According to Neurology, the Official Journal of the Academy of Neurology, knowing a second language can help delay the onset of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease by 4.5 years, shown when bilinguals were compared to people who only know one language.
It Increases the Number of Neural Pathways in Brain:
This is actually your brain proving you are never too old to learn by forging new neural pathways in your brain to help code and sort the new language you are learning!
In fact, here’s a list of benefits bilingual people can enjoy:
Higher Overall General Intelligence
Better Memory and Memorization Skills
Better Perception of Surroundings
Better Focus, Concentration, and Attention to Detail
Better Able to Delay Gratification to Reach Long Term Goals
So in a very real way, learning a new language is one of the best and most practical retirement hobbies you can find because it helps protect against cognitive decline as you age.
Remember when we said learning a new language is actually easier for seniors than for teenagers and young adults? Well, that was no joke and here are several reasons why older adults can actually learn new languages faster than their younger counterparts:
Better Able to Focus on Completing Lessons and Reaching Goals: Let’s face it, there are a lot of distractions out there these days from Facebook to Instagram, and the usual drama of being young. Seniors are better able to focus on the task at hand to complete it, so learning in old age is actually easier in many ways than it is for younger learners.
More Reserve Brain Power: Scientists believe that to help compensate for age-related memory loss, seniors actually have greater reserve brain power making it easier to learn new things, like a new language!
Not only are you never too old to learn, turns out, it’s actually easier! But, to absolutely level the playing field with even the most tech-savvy teenager, JapanesePod101 has developed a number of special tools to make learning Japanese in your 50’s or 60’s even easier!
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3 Ways JapanesePod101 Makes Sure You Are Never Too Old to Learn
Intuitive, Easy-to-Use System
Learning in old age doesn’t have to be hard or irritating—it can and should be fun! From your very first lesson, we’ll make sure you are speaking fluent, practical, everyday Japanese. You can start and stop each lesson as many times as you want. Study when you want, where you want, and at the pace you decide.
Special Tools to Boost Retention & Performance
As we mature, learning to use the right tools is vital to getting jobs done fast and right. So at JapanesePod101, we make it easier than ever to make learning in old age fun and rewarding with a wide range of tools to boost retention and performance, including:
Spaced-Repetition Flashcards (learn vocab FAST!)
Line-by-Line Audio Transcripts so You Can Read Along with Each Lesson
Pronunciation & Accent Review
Instructor Lesson Notes
Review Quizzes
2000 Core Words (enough for fluency)
You are truly never too old to learn at JapanesePod101, with more than 20 tools and resources to help boost learning and performance!
Support Every Step of the Way
Although you may never be too old to learn, it doesn’t hurt to have a little help along the way, right? At JapanesePod101, our language learning system has helped 1,000’s of seniors learn and master a new language with help and support every step of the way:
- 24/7 Support: Just send us an email and we have dedicated language experts standing by to help you with any problem or issue you may be experiencing!
- Instructor Feedback: Have specific questions about a lesson or your progress? You can directly email instructors at JapanesePod101 and get direct responses to any question you may have about your studies or lessons!
- Your Very Own Instructor: Members of our exclusive Premium Plus plan not only get a custom curriculum tailored to their very own goals—they also gain access to their very own Japanese Instructor!
At JapanesePod101, we make learning in old age fun, easy, and affordable while helping you reach your goals—fast!
