Learning a Language

You can learn a language, cognitive processes are involved.  Language proficiency is improved by repetition which implies that the brain is actively involved which is consistent with a cognitive process going on.

 

A person can learn a language by studying dictionaries, going to language classes or absorbing the language from books, movies and TV shows. The best way to learn a language is to go to the place where the native speakers live, immerse yourself into their world and culture and you will be fluent before you know it.

 

learning vs acquiring

Learning a language implies that you actively try to teach yourself the language in question. It is not something that comes natural to you and you have to put effort into it. This is usually the case with second languages. One can also acquire a language, this means that it comes natural to you and is just something you can pick up. This is usually the way you learn your mother tongue but some people have an ear for languages and just pick them up by listening to them.