Assess the Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition
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Assess the Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition
The ultimate attainment level of Second Language Acquisition (L2A) contrasts sharply with that of First Language Acquisition (L1A) (Birdsong, 1999, p.1). That is: various success versus universal success (Gleitman & Newport, 1995, p.1). This significant difference between L1A and L2A is explained by the Critical Period Hypothesis (CPH). The CPH states that for language acquisition, either first...
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عنوان ژورنال: English Language Teaching
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1916-4750,1916-4742
DOI: 10.5539/elt.v3n2p219