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This test predicts how quickly you can learn a second language
A study reveals that a five-minute test can indicate how quickly you'll pick up a second language.
Molly McElroy is the Communications & Marketing Manager for I-LABS. She translates the Institute’s research findings into stories accessible to a wide audience, creates and curates content for the I-LABS website, coordinates I-LABS’ social media, and handles media outreach and inquiries. Previously she served as a writer for the University of Washington’s news office and on the news team at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, in Washington, D.C. She has a Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Richmond.