Children have a talent for learning new languages very quickly. Between the ages of one and twelve, a child has the ability to learn a new language 60% faster than a person over the age of twelve. Traditional classroom learning and textbooks account for part of the learning process, but more important are the dialogues children have with people that speak foreign languages. Reading mainly shows a child how words are used in a typical sentence structure. Conversations are key to learning a language so the child can ask questions and practice speaking what they have learned.
According to the passage, conversations are a valuable part of learning a new language because
