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ERIC Number: EJ131057
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Publication Date: 1975
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The Best Age for Foreign-Language Training: Issues, Options and Facts
Smythe, P. C.; And Others
Canadian Modern Language Review, 32, 1, 10-23, Oct 75
This article examines the evidence and arguments for and against the position that young children are better equipped to profit from foreign language studies than adults, with special reference to FLES programs. Adult and child learning patterns are compared, along with the formal and informal contexts of language acquisition. (CLK)
Descriptors: Adult Students, Age Differences, FLES, Language Acquisition, Language Instruction, Language Learning Levels, Learning Processes, Neurolinguistics, Psycholinguistics, Second Language Learning
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