Monday, March 8, 2010

Why is learning a second language so hard?

Goldin-Meadow, Susan. "Tutorials in Bilingualism: Psycholinguistic Perspective." American Scientist. n.p. Sept- Oct 1998. 486. 8 March 2010

This magazine article describes the study of second language learning. The author wonders why - if most things are easier the second time around - language is harder to learn the second time around. They have also noticed that the older you are, the harder it is to learn a second language. At the end of the summary, however, the author does say that is is a very intense article. It is not for beginners. They suggest only those who have background in language learning and processing should use this article. (So I'm guessing if you have learned a second language before you might be fine.)

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