Linguistics Resources: Age and Language Learning
In preparation for my upcoming Youtube video titled “Learning to Babble”, I’ve provided some background information on the topics of child language acquisition, critical period hypothesis, adult foreign language pronunciation and language learning as an adult, which it would help to be familiar with.
While I did skim through each source, I have not read through or fact checked each one on the list in its entirety, so if any source seems to contain incorrect details or is outdated, please let me know and I will remove it from future reblogs. Also feel free to send in links to more infos on this topic in other languages and I will add them to the list as well.
Deutsch
Die Rolle des Alters beim Fremdsprachenlernen
Sprach- und Sprechentwicklung
Sprachentwicklung, Sprachförderung und Sprachbildung, Schulfähigkeit (Video)
Was können wir noch lernen?
Fremdsprachenlernen und Alter
Je früher, desto besser? (PDF)
English
Ask A Linguist FAQ
Teaching Pronunciation to Adult English Language Learners
Do You Really Want To Improve Your Pronunciation
Age and Ultimate Attainment in the Pronunciation of a Foreign Language (PDF)
Linguistics 001 Stages of Language Acquisition in Children
The evolution of the critical period for language acquisition (PDF)
Français
Acquisition du langage oral : repères chronologiques (PDF)
L’évolution du langage de l’enfant : De la difficulté au trouble (PDF)
L’âge optimal pour apprendre une langue: 7 avantages que les adultes ont par rapport aux enfants
Nederlands
De taalontwikkeling van het kind: Een oriëntatie in het Nederlandstalig onderzoek (PDF)
Is het moeilijker om een taal te leren als je ouder wordt?
Hoe verloopt taalverwerving? (PDF)