1. "What are the difficulties in learning a second language? Clearly one of the main difficulties is that usually the learner does not live in an environment where the second language may be used in special language classes or even as a medium of instruction in school, but generally only a small proportion of 'interference' between the learner's mother tongue and the second language. Interference is perhaps most noticeable in pronunciation, but it also affects the learner's understanding of grammar and ability to write well in the second language. Learning another language, therefore, is clearly not easy. It requires interest,

persistence, and the determination to correct mistakes."

Learning another language is difficult because-