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The Importance and Implications of the 'Critical Period' for Second-Language Learning
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Hepworth, Janice C. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1974
Assesses the importance and implications of the 'critical period' in second-language learning, which occurs when second-language learning overlaps primary language learning, ages two to thirteen. (LG)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Development, English (Second Language)
Comparative Language Tests in the Bilingual School in Cameroon
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Miller, Martin – English Language Teaching Journal, 1976
Comparative language tests in English and French were given to pupils of the Bilingual School, Buea, Republic of Cameroon, to measure the extent of bilingualism. The results showed that although English speakers made greater progress in learning French than vice versa, the system of language teaching has been a qualified success so far.…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Bilingual Schools, Bilingual Students, Bilingualism