Two very interesting articles about non native language acquisition by children.
The second link is the original short article.
Putting on my analytical philosopher's hat first:
-What do we mean by speak or master?
-What are the necessary and sufficient conditions for a child (or adult) to learn another language?
-What about context of learning the language and culture of the language?
And for my language teaching hat:
-Context is key here (family, friends, growing up in different countries..)
-A class environment is one of the worst environments to teach languages: children want to pass exams with minimum hassle from adults.
-And what languages to teach?
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#teaching #culture #environment
The New York Times
Lesson Plan: 'How Many Languages Could a Child Speak?'
By Natalie Proulx
How Many Languages Could a Child Speak?
By Randall Munroe
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