Experiment: what is the effect of drinking alcohol on speaking a second language? These students of Dutch do some role plays, while drinking 'jenever' (Dutch gin).
Will they speak better Dutch or worse as the alcohol consumption increases?
In Dutch, strong liquor is sometimes called 'spraakwater', in other words: water that makes people speak.
Let's find out if that's true!
This video was recorded with students of the BLC Dutch Winter School.
In this video, we refer to a study that has been published by British and Dutch researchers
(Maastricht University, the University of Liverpool, King's College London) in the Journal of Psychopharmacology.
This study shows that a low doses of alcohol improves the speakers' ability to speak a foreign language.
Disclaimer:
The main purpose of our experiment was entertainment (to make a fun video).
Unlike the study mentioned above, our informal experiment cannot be seen as scientific evidence.
We believe that when someone feels comfortable, they are not afraid
to make mistakes and will find speaking a second language easier (regardless of using alcohol or not).
If you drink alcohol, drink responsibly. Heavy alcohol consumption has no benefits. It won't help you to speak Dutch.
Video produced by:
Bart de Pau
(online Dutch teacher and founder of the Dutch Summer School and Dutch Winter School)
Editing: Nicolas Balbontin, Bart de Pau
More #dutchlanguage challenges with foreigner students of Dutch in the following playlist:
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Video was recorded at the BLC Dutch Winter School - 2019 in Drenthe.
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