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Alcohol Helps Speak Foreign Languages Better, According to a Study

By Editorial Staff July 20, 2020
Written by Editorial Staff July 20, 2020
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Have you ever wanted to learn a new language? Well, just grab that bottle of wine or beer before your lesson.

According to a new study published in the Journal of Psycho-pharmacology, conducted by British and Dutch researchers from the University of Liverpool, Maastricht University and King’s College London shows that bilingual speakers’ ability to speak a foreign language improved after they have consumed alcohol (in moderation).  

Well, even though this might seem contrary to the established belief that alcohol impairs cognitive and motor functions, which include the ability to remember and pay attention.

Alcohol Helps Speak Foreign Languages Better, According to a Study

Given that these functions are important to speaking a second language, we might expect that alcohol would in turn impair the ability to speak a second language.

On the other hand, alcohol is known to increase self-confidence, reduces social anxiety, and lowers inhibition which makes it easier to overcome nervousness and hesitation while communicating with another person. 

The aim of the study was to test these competing predictions. The experiment involved 50 native German speakers who had recently learnt Dutch at a Dutch University (Maastricht).

Alcohol Helps Speak Foreign Languages Better, According to a Study

The participants were randomized into an experimental group that consumed a moderate amount of alcohol and a control group that was given a non-alcoholic beverage. They were then asked to engage in a casual, 2-minute conversation with an experimenter in Dutch. 

The conversations were then recorded and scored by native Dutch speakers who were not aware which speakers had consumed alcohol. The participants were also asked to self-rate their performance based on how they perceived their speaking fluency. 


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