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1996: 5–7 in Hulstijn, 2002) According to researchers as Pinker (1997), Schumann (1998), Gray (1999) 'cognition' embraces not only 'representation of knowledge (information) in the mind/brain, processing, and acquisition of information' but also emotion and motivation, developing and existing a social and cultural environment.... The author of this paper states that native language acquisition happens naturally and without problems for the majority of humans....
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The book “age and acquisition of english as Foreign Language” by María del Pilar is based on the criticality of learning English as a second language and addresses various issues related to language learning particularly focusing on the relevance and significance of the "age factor" and its consequent impact on acquisition of critical foreign language learning skills.... This book offers critical aspects concerned with language planning and concentrates on the significance and contribution of the learners age in foreign language learning....
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The reporter underlines that age has been a perennial issue in language acquisition research.... hellip; After a debate that lasted for more than a decade, the field eventually came to the conclusion that, in spite of the advantage of older learners in the initial stage of language acquisition, younger learners do outperform older learners in their ultimate attainment (Patricia, 2009; Harley & Wang, 1997; Hyltenstam & Abrahamsson, 2001, 2003).... One of the most plausible proposals to date suggests that there is a critical period (CP) in language acquisition (Patricia, 2009)....
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ccording to research by Carrasquillo & Carrasquillo (2013), about the impact of age on learning a foreign language, the primary learning age back in school is a very crucial variable.... In addition, it may be deduced that, in a foreign language learning environment, the age over which learning a language takes place should be considered because it may be a bit influential on the learning process and the final results then it may do on the primary age when the corresponding amount of exposure is minimal....
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The aim of this paper “The Role of Age in Second Language Acquisition” is to identify and discuss the role of age in the acquisition of the second language.... hellip; It is nevertheless, indistinguishable whether the consequences of age in second language acquisition are similar to those concerned with the acquisition of the primary language, where a significant period in which a person may have acquired a first language has been well-known.... Many previous research studies dealing with this topic have primarily focused on the possibilities of a significant period in the acquisition of the second language....
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As the paper "The Suitable Age for Second Language Acquisition" outlines, one of the most important but widely debated topics in the academic arena is that of acquisition of a foreign or Second language which most researchers and educationists feel has become a necessity at all levels of education.... nbsp;Passing their comments on this important subject, Brown and Hanlon and Brown Cazden and Bellugi state that the acquisition of a second language does not need any correction or rules to be imparted....
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Jenifer Larson-Hall, (2007) Weighing the benefits of studying a foreign language at a younger starting age in a minimal input situation, Second Language Research 24,1 (2008); pp....
Learning any foreign language when children are very small is very advantageous as children pick up the nuances, phonetics, and words quite easily.... … The paper “The Suitable Age for Second language Acquisition” is a pathetic variant of an annotated bibliography on education....
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… The paper "Earlier Is Better: Learning of english as a foreign language in Saudi Arabia" is a great example of a research paper on education.... The paper "Earlier Is Better: Learning of english as a foreign language in Saudi Arabia" is a great example of a research paper on education....
The study was carried out at two Middle schools in Saudi Arabia whereby there were 33 participants aged between ages 11-14 years all taking out english as a foreign language (EFL)....
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