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What's the best age to learn (or acquire) a second language? Is there a window of opportunity that closes? Is it really true that the "earlier, the better"? In this blog, I take a look at the linguistics debate on the critical period hypothesis and propose that it might not be too late to learn another language!
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://edcrocks.com/2018/12/02/a-critical-period-for-language-acquisition-lets-get-critical/
By André HedlundWhat's the best age to learn (or acquire) a second language? Is there a window of opportunity that closes? Is it really true that the "earlier, the better"? In this blog, I take a look at the linguistics debate on the critical period hypothesis and propose that it might not be too late to learn another language!
This episode is also available as a blog post: http://edcrocks.com/2018/12/02/a-critical-period-for-language-acquisition-lets-get-critical/