Archive for August, 2011
Adults don’t need to “learn like a child” Posted by kheudorfer on Aug 4, 2011 in Archived Posts
You may have heard these language learning claims before: “Learn a language the way you did as a child” or “mimic the way you learned your very first language”. Those of us in the language learning business see the fallacy in such arguments: learning our first language was actually quite difficult, not to mention slow! …
Old Dogs, New Tricks Posted by Keith Frankel on Aug 2, 2011 in Archived Posts
As the old adage goes, you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. And a slew of scientific research has confirmed the spirit of the saying — at least when it comes to learning a new language. One recent study, however, challenges the notion of a language skill learning advantage in children. The leading thought…