USC researchers find music makes language learning easier - -
Columbia, South Carolina |  USC researchers find music makes
language learning easier  Posted: Updated:  There are more than
7,000 languages spoken in the world, but the average American
speaks about one and a half. Now, with help from the University
of South Carolina, new research proves music can help you learn
a second language faster.  "You're reduced to a babbling child,"
said Language Processing student Hossein Karimi. "You can't say
things, you can't count. There's that fear, that psychological
fear."  "Making an awkward combination of English words that
kind of make sense," said undergraduate researcher John Lim.
Now new research developed in part  by USC Psychologist Fernanda
Ferreira proves there's a link between singing in a foreign
language and learning that language faster.  "If you're in a
class and you're trying to learn a foreign language, it might
actually be helpful to listen to music in that language," said
Ferreira. "By doing t