GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
MEASUREMENT OF INTELLIGENCE
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Question
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that language acquisition is linked to age
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that language lasts forever
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that language acquisition is instant
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The critical period hypothesis states that the first few years of life is the crucial time in which an individual can acquire a first language if presented with adequate stimuli, and that first-language acquisition relies on neuroplasticity.
Detailed explanation-2: -The age range of the critical period hypothesis varies with 10 – 13 years being the final years where children can easily learn languages. After that age, this learning ability declines. Statistics show that this happens to teens until they reach adulthood.
Detailed explanation-3: -When examining age on arrival, most studies of both short-term and long-term acquisition find that students arriving between the ages of 8 and 12 are faster in early acquisition of second language skills, and over several years’ time they maintain this advantage over younger arrivals of 4 to 7 years.