| So, age plays an important role in language learning? Yes. But that's not the only reason. Oh, is that so? Yes. For example, umm, time and interest. Old children and adults often have less time and motivation to learn a second language. Mm… Another is related to the similarities and differences between one's mother tongue and the second language. We find that learners will experience difficulty when their mother tongue and the second language they are learning differ. In general, the more idiosyncratic or feature is in a particular language, relative to other languages, the more difficult it will be to acquire. Perhaps this is the key issue. Differences between languages cause language learning problems. Well, this may be one of the issues here, but this cannot be the whole story, as not all differences between languages cause difficulty. Let me give you an example. OK. |
| So, age plays an important role in language learning? Yes. But that' s not the only reason. Oh, is that so? Yes. For example, umm, time and interest. Old children and adults often have less time and motivation to learn a second language. Mm Another is related to the similarities and differences between one' s mother tongue and the second language. We find that learners will experience difficulty when their mother tongue and the second language they are learning differ. In general, the more idiosyncratic or feature is in a particular language, relative to other languages, the more difficult it will be to acquire. Perhaps this is the key issue. Differences between languages cause language learning problems. Well, this may be one of the issues here, but this cannot be the whole story, as not all differences between languages cause difficulty. Let me give you an example. OK. |
| So, age plays an important role in language learning? Yes. But that' s not the only reason. Oh, is that so? Yes. For example, umm, time and interest. Old children and adults often have less time and motivation to learn a second language. Mm Another is related to the similarities and differences between one' s mother tongue and the second language. We find that learners will experience difficulty when their mother tongue and the second language they are learning differ. In general, the more idiosyncratic or feature is in a particular language, relative to other languages, the more difficult it will be to acquire. Perhaps this is the key issue. Differences between languages cause language learning problems. Well, this may be one of the issues here, but this cannot be the whole story, as not all differences between languages cause difficulty. Let me give you an example. OK. |
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