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Download full textCatford, J.C. – 1969
The author feels that there is no reason to suppose that adults are less capable than children in learning a second language, given adequate opportunity and motivation. In terms of amount learned in comparable time, the adult is about five times as efficient as the child. This is what would be expected of any other kind of intellectual or rational…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Adult Students, Behavior Patterns, Cultural Awareness
