The Impact of Early Language Learning
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| Title: | The Impact of Early Language Learning |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Rubio, Fernando, American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) |
| Source: | American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 2022. |
| Availability: | American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. 1001 North Fairfax Street Suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314. Tel: 703-894-2900; Fax: 703-894-2905; e-mail: headquarters@actfl.org; Web site: https://www.actfl.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 4 |
| Publication Date: | 2022 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Elementary Education Early Childhood Education |
| Descriptors: | Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Language Proficiency, Age Differences, Vocabulary Development, Bilingualism, Grammar, Language Usage, Native Language, Young Children, Comparative Analysis, Educational Benefits, Learning Processes, Child Development, Bilingual Education Programs, FLES, Early Childhood Education |
| Abstract: | It is said that children are amazing at acquiring their first language (L1); by the time they reach school age, they are using complex grammar and demonstrating a wide vocabulary. Even more impressive, these young learners might show up at school with two languages in their toolbox or add a second language (L2) with far less effort than older children and certainly their adult counterparts. The differences in learning between children and adults are frequently used to promote the general assumption that, when it comes to language learning, younger is always better. As this research brief shows, the facts are more complicated. Moreover, some research suggests that there are benefits to learning languages beyond developing language proficiency. |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2023 |
| Access URL: | https://www.actfl.org/uploads/files/general/Documents/Early_Language_Learning_Brief.pdf |
| Accession Number: | ED627957 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | It is said that children are amazing at acquiring their first language (L1); by the time they reach school age, they are using complex grammar and demonstrating a wide vocabulary. Even more impressive, these young learners might show up at school with two languages in their toolbox or add a second language (L2) with far less effort than older children and certainly their adult counterparts. The differences in learning between children and adults are frequently used to promote the general assumption that, when it comes to language learning, younger is always better. As this research brief shows, the facts are more complicated. Moreover, some research suggests that there are benefits to learning languages beyond developing language proficiency. |
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