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Ever wondered if it's too late to learn a new language after childhood? In this video, I dive into the critical period hypothesis and the debate around how long the window for easy language learning really lasts.
Sources:
Critical period in second language acquisition: The age-attainment geometry: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/...
The Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition: A Statistical Critique and a Reanalysis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...
Wikipedia: Critical period hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critica...
Cognitive scientists define critical period for learning language: https://news.mit.edu/2018/cognitive-s...
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0:00 What is the critical period hypothesis
01:01 How long is this critical period?
03:45 The ideal age to start learning a language
05:15 Factors that affect our success
7:39 Is there a language acquisition device?
9:45 Does age really matter?
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