second language learning
nounUK /ˈsekənd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈlɜːnɪŋ/
US /ˈsekənd ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ ˈlɜːrnɪŋ/
Learning a new language after you already know one.
Second language learning takes practice, but it is fun.
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2. The school subject where students study a language other than their first.
Second language learning is on her timetable every Tuesday.
3. The process of becoming able to speak and understand another language.
Second language learning helped him make friends abroad.
4. Research into how people pick up an additional language.
She studies second language learning at university.