[PDF] age effects in second language acquisition

According scientific surveys, language aspects such as pronunciation and intonation can be acquired easier during childhood, due to neuromuscular mechanisms which are only active until to the age of 12. Another possible explanation of children's accent-free pronunciation is their increased capability for imitation.
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  • How does age affect second language acquisition?

    Learners after the age of puberty do not acquire native like accent of a second language but have complex learning pattern. Children and adults L2 learners pass through different developmental states in second language learning. Learning depends on the cognitive maturity and neurological factors.
  • The findings of this study tend to support the common belief that the earlier the better in language learning (Johnson 1990; Newport, 1990; Brown, 1994). Students who start learning English at an earlier age (5-6) attain higher level of proficiency than those who start at later stage (age 12/13).
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