CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Check some differences regarding age of acquisition (more than one is possible):
A
Young learners have more time available for learning, while older learners use metacognitive knowledge and problem solving.
B
Adults and adolescents can never make rapid progress towards mastery of the L2.
C
Older learners have a noticeable foreign accent while young learners develop native-like mastery of the L2.
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Learners’ successfully second language (L2) acquisition is resoluted by the age.In Critical Period Hypothesisit is revealed that language learners can acquire foreign language better than adults. Many scholars belief that young children are better at second language acquisition (SLA) than the older.

Detailed explanation-2: -First language acquisition is children’s acquisition of their native language, while second language acquisition is learning a language after acquiring the first language. Moreover, first language acquisition is a subconscious process, while second language acquisition is an active and conscious process.

Detailed explanation-3: -Language learning (LL) is the process of actively trying to learn and understand a language. LL happens more consciously and is more likely the result of formal teaching. Perhaps, like how a second language is learned. On the other hand, language acquisition is the process of gaining language knowledge naturally.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main difference between learning and acquisition is that learning is a more conscious and deliberate process while acquiring is more subconscious in nature. However, learning and acquisition are both equally significant for anyone who wishes to achieve fluency in a new language.

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