The older we get, the more difficult it becomes to learn another language. Why? Some say our brains are only built for it when we are young. Some say it is the way we are taught that does not cater ...

In this encore episode, Short Wave host Emily Kwong dissects the "critical period hypothesis," a theory which linguists have been debating for decades — with the help of Sarah Frances Phillips, a Ph.D ...

A critical examination of theoretical perspectives accounting for second language learning processes. The fourth number of the course code shows the level of the course. For example, in course 219206, ...

Chomsky, N. 1965. Aspects of the Theory of Syntax. Cambridge, MA: The M.I.T. Press. Chomsky, N. 1988. Language and problems of knowledge: The Managua lectures ...

How are foreign languages learnt and second languages acquired? Many answers to these questions remain hypothetical in relevant research, though some reliable findings are also available. An overview.

This chapter provides a broad overview of the findings from research on bilingualism and second-language learning, including types of bilingualism, linguistic aspects of second-language acquisition, ...

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