Hello , I am Eslam Fekry ..

I disagree with the statement “People with high IQ’s are good language
learners.”

We can always recall the bright example of François Gouin; a language teacher himself, and an
alleged genius of his time, he failed to make use of one full year in Germany. Of course, one — or even
more — example is not explaining why I think that IQ has no essential relationship with language
learning.

The main reason is that language (as any other) learning requires more than intelligence.
Intelligence is undoubtedly a great tool in a language-learning adventure. Nevertheless, if one has no
interest in learning this great tool will remain unused. Similarly, if one has no experience of language
learning will need time to figure out the strategies better meeting his learning needs.

To sum up, high intelligence is a great tool for a language learner. And, we can guess that people
with high IQ can achieve a lot. However, IQ alone will never be enough. Motivation, goals, interest and
the right learning strategies are the features to make one a good language learner.