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Age Effects in Second Language Learning: Stepping Stones toward Better Understanding
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DeKeyser, Robert M. – Language Learning, 2013
The effect of age of acquisition on ultimate attainment in second language learning has been a controversial topic for years. After providing a very brief overview of the ideas that are at the core of the controversy, I discuss the two main reasons why these issues are so controversial: conceptual misunderstandings and methodological difficulties.…
Descriptors: Age, Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Educational Policy