Espanol y El Cerebro
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Facts About Learning Another Language :
*Young Learners use the same part of the brain for learning both languages
*While older learners use a separate part of the brain for learning the second language
*L2 (a second language) should be learned before puberty
*By puberty, lateralization is completed
*If you learn a language before age 5, you are a native speaker of that language
*Statistics say it takes 2-3 years to learn a new language
*It will take 4-10 years to become proficient in the language
*to be proficient in a language means to be able to read, write, speak, and listen at an academic level
*A second language acquisition means you understand more than you can produce
Advantages Of Being A Young Learner :
*You are more likely to develop native sounding accent
*Less to Learn
*Receive comprehensible input
Advantages Of Being An Older Learner :
*Ability to use strategy to help aid learning
*Has knowledge from their first language to draw from
*Better control of input
Contributing Factors of Second Language Acquisition :
*Your age
*Your personality
*First language development
*Cognitive ability
*Motivation to learn
*Quality of how your being instructed
*Access to the language