Language Acquisition After Puberty
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Language Acquisition After Puberty
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Author : Judith R. Strozer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1994
Language Acquisition After Puberty written by Judith R. Strozer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994 with LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES categories.
Bridging the gap between theoretical linguistics and language teaching, Judith R. Strozer explores what recent theoretical advances suggest about learning a language after childhood and the implications for the design and execution of a foreign language program. Strozer outlines clearly, in nontechnical language, the major concepts of modern language theory, from Chomsky's theory of language through the most recent discoveries about the abstract foundations of language. She explains ideas about the evolution of a cognitive structure for language in the human brain, a "language faculty" or Universal Grammar that gives humans alone the creative ability to generate the infinite expressions of language. This innate universal schema for language endows humankind with a number a very broad principles applicable to all languages. Turning to current advances in the theory of phrase structure, which has replaced our 2,000-year-old rules of grammar with highly abstract universal principles of language structure, she relates the latest discoveries about the foundations of language to ideas about how children learn languages. A child hearing a specific language can automatically set the parameters for the rules governing that particular language, much like setting a binary switch. But our ability to access this innate language mechanism automatically seems limited to childhood, until physical maturity somehow changes this brain function. Arguing that adults need to learn consciously the systems and structures of another language that children acquire unconsciously, Strozer applies these latest theories about the nature of language and how we learn it to the design of foreign language programs for adults. She concludes with recommendations for developing a new kind of teaching program that would draw on comparative language research and include new pedagogic approaches. Presenting state-of-the-art language theory in easily readable terms and illustrative examples, this book will be of interest to everyone interested in the latest understanding of the relationship between the brain and language, as well as to all professionals in linguistics and language education.
Is It Really All Downhill After Puberty
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Author : Katherine Lynn Nelson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2012
Is It Really All Downhill After Puberty written by Katherine Lynn Nelson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012 with categories.
The Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition posits that there is a critical period, early childhood until puberty, in which human beings must acquire a second language if they are going to achieve native-like attainment in that language. This thesis is a review of the current state of research in regards to the Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition. While evidence is provided to refute the Critical Period Hypothesis in the studies examined, a general age effect is found in the native-like attainment of a second language both in the acquisition of grammatical features and in the acquisition of phonological system. A look at how to relate these findings to foreign language education in the United States is begun by looking specifically at foreign language immersion programs in the United States and their effectiveness on native-like attainment and proficiency. There are currently 448 foreign language immersion programs in the U.S. with 45% of these programs being Spanish immersion and 22% being French immersion. Research shows that foreign language immersion programs are effective in helping children acquire a second language more effectively, specifically the early immersion programs, as well as acquire more metalinguistic awareness of languages than their monolingual counterparts.
The Age Factor In Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Carina Kröger
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2016-12-05
The Age Factor In Second Language Acquisition written by Carina Kröger and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-12-05 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1,3, University of Cologne (Englisch), course: Problems in Second Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: This term paper will focus on the discussion of the putative maturational constraints for second language acquisition. The age factor is an aspect of first and second language acquisition research which has engendered very much controversy. In the discussion about age-related effects on language acquisition, one can find disagreements as to both the facts and to their possible explanations. The different points of view range from the notion that young learners are in all aspects of language learning more efficient and achieve better results, to the contrary position that older learners are the better learners. In this paper, four of the positions concerning the age factor, which have been listed by Singleton, will be presented because they provide a good overview of the different views on this topic and the respective evidence belonging to them. Many of the differences in the results of various studies are due to the differences in how the results are elicited. The experimental design plays an important role for the outcomes.
Second Language Acquisition And The Critical Period Hypothesis
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Author : David Birdsong
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Second Language Acquisition And The Critical Period Hypothesis written by David Birdsong and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Education categories.
In language learning, the rule of thumb is: the earlier the better. Children exposed to language from birth are uniformly successful in first language acquisition (L1A), whereas those deprived of contact with language during childhood are pathologically deficient. In second language acquisition (L2A), the difficulty of learning after puberty is routinely attested anecdotally and has been the subject of numerous scientific studies. It is widely believed that age effects in both are developmental in nature. Native levels of attainment in L1A and L2A are thought to be possible only if learning began before the closure of a "window of opportunity"--a critical or sensitive period. Increasingly, this popular wisdom is being called into question. Triggering this reevaluation is evidence that some late-starting learners achieve native-like competence in a second language and evidence of age effects past the presumed closure of the window of opportunity for learning. As the debate takes shape, some of the most renowned researchers in the field are weighing in on the issue. Their thoughts and evidence are presented in this volume. The chapters approach the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH) from diverse perspectives and are evenly balanced in favor of and against the CPH-L2A. Each of the contributors brings authority and an international reputation to the question. As the papers encompass many domains of inquiry in L2A--syntax, morphology, phonetics/phonology, Universal Grammar, and neurofunctional factors in language--this volume should appeal to a wide audience of researchers and advanced students.
Age In Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Birgit Harley
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Release Date : 1986
Age In Second Language Acquisition written by Birgit Harley and has been published by Multilingual Matters Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This book aims to carry out an examination of empirical studies in light of the various theoretical perspectives on the relationship between age and ease of language learning. The analysis leads to a number of conclusions concerning the need for future research on specific aspects of L2 acquisition by older and younger learners.
Child Adult Differences In Second Language Acquisition
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Author : Stephen D. Krashen
language : en
Publisher: Newbury House
Release Date : 1982
Child Adult Differences In Second Language Acquisition written by Stephen D. Krashen and has been published by Newbury House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Effect Of Age On Acquisition Of A Second Language For School
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Author : Virginia P. Collier
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Effect Of Age On Acquisition Of A Second Language For School written by Virginia P. Collier and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Bilingualism in children categories.
Readings On Second Language Acquisition
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Author : H. Douglas Brown
language : en
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Release Date : 1995
Readings On Second Language Acquisition written by H. Douglas Brown and has been published by Prentice Hall this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Designed as a supplement to Brown's Principles of Language Learning and Teaching 3/E and consists of previously published articles and chapters that relate directly to the chapters in the text. These research articles and writings on 2/E and foreign language acquisition would provide readers access to authentic materials.
Communication Disorders In Spanish Speakers
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Author : José G. Centeno
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited
Release Date : 2007
Communication Disorders In Spanish Speakers written by José G. Centeno and has been published by Multilingual Matters Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Foreign Language Study categories.
This volume provides much-needed multidisciplinary bases to provide clinical services to Spanish speakers. Researchers and practitioners provide theoretical and empirical grounds to develop evidence-based clinical procedures for monolingual Spanish and bilingual Spanish-English children and adults with communication disorders.
New Dimensions In Second Language Acquisition Research
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Author : Roger William Andersen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
New Dimensions In Second Language Acquisition Research written by Roger William Andersen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.