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ERIC Number: EJ104340
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1974
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The Importance and Implications of the 'Critical Period' for Second-Language Learning
Hepworth, Janice C.
English Language Teaching Journal, 28, 4, 272-82, Jul 74
Assesses the importance and implications of the 'critical period' in second-language learning, which occurs when second-language learning overlaps primary language learning, ages two to thirteen. (LG)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Child Language, Cognitive Development, English (Second Language), Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Linguistic Competence, Second Language Learning
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Identifiers: Critical Period (Language Learning)