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  • What is age factor 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.

  • How does age affect second language learning?

    These studies find what are referred to as Age of Acquisition effects: up to about adolescence, the later you learn a second language, the worse you're probably going to be in that language; after adolescence, results vary.
  • Common affective factors that influence acquisition are anxiety, personality, social attitudes, and motivation. In the domain of personality, introversion and extroversion in particular can affect learning. Individuals may also lose a language through a process called second-language attrition.
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