Español Y El Cerebro
Studies have shown that younger learners of a new language use the same part of their brain as when learning their first language. Eric Lenneberg, a linguist and neurologist, stated that a second language is best learned between the ages of two years of age and puberty. There are many factors that affect your ability to learn a second language. Which are: motivation, age, access to using the language, personality, how well the first language has be developed, quality of instruction, and cognitive ability. When learning a new language you can expect to invest a long learning period. It take two to three years to develop a basic understanding, and four to ten years to read, write, speak, and listen at an academic level. While it may take years of study and practice to become proficient at a new language, understanding of words and phrases will come before a student is able to produce them for themselves.
Advantages of learning a second language when you are older
- You can use strategies to learn your new language from your first language
- You can compare the to language
- You have a greater control
Advantages of being younger
- Likely to develop a native accent
- Higher academic achievement
- Better linguistics
The brain
By learning a language at a younger age it is using the same side of the brain, the right side, as the first language you learned. But, when you are older you use the left side of your brain.