There is a sentence in my textbook 'The Handbook of Japanese Verbs',

> 私は姉に人形の作り方を習いました

It is translated as 'I learned how to make dolls from my older sister'.

But, I would have thought it means 'I taught my older sister how to make
dolls'.

With the former being something like,

> 私は姉から人形の作り方を習ってくれました。

Sorry, I may have mistranslated it. But, more importantly I'm wondering if the
original Japanese sentence and translation is mistaken?
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Has my textbook got a mistake in it regarding the use of 習う？
* 教【おし】える: _to teach_
  * 教【おそ】わる: _to be taught_
  * 習う: _to learn_ (during instruction)

Therefore there is no chance that the sentence means "I taught". Actually your
textbook is correct.

Moreover, as 習う is your own action despite suggesting the existence of
instructor (" _you_ learn" not " _somebody_ makes you learn"), the use of
～てくれる or ～てもらう is ungrammatical, because you can only attach them on an action
that originates from someone and affects someone else. The same applies to
教わる.
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