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The perfect age to learn a second language. Kazuki Takahashi Mika Sugimoto Shigeka Mikawa Tomoko Takahashi Yuki Tosaka. How old were you when you first had your contact with English ? How? Why?. Do you think it was actually effective to start from then?. ADULTS.
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The perfect age to learna second language Kazuki Takahashi Mika Sugimoto Shigeka Mikawa Tomoko Takahashi Yuki Tosaka
How old were you when you first had your contact with English?How? Why?
What you heard before 12 years old is very important This is the reason for child English class or living abroad is effective for English speaking.
Pronunciation People who started English from… Elementary After 12 years old
What should they do? Study Grammar
Critical Period • affects the educational policy-making of foreign language teaching • ends before the age of 11 or 12 It is better to learn English in this period!
Experimental Studies • children's acquisition of a foreign language is different from that of adults‘ • acquisition of pronunciation and grammar is also different because it involves a problem of physiologic aging process
Advantage less risky than the younger ages Disadvantage less efficient than the younger ages
Ages 6-11 EFFECTIVE Ages of over 12 not effective
Mother Tongue 3years old: Approximate 900 words 4years old: 1200 to 1500 words 5years old: 1500 to 2000 words
Jean Piaget (1896-1980) Sensorimotor stage: Birth to 2years
Elizabeth S. Spelke(1949-) Three-month-old baby can recognize a possible event and an impossible event.
When do you want your kidsto start learning English? ■0-3 years old ■4-6 years old ■Anytime
The age of learning Englishas a second language 13 1211 10 9 8 7 6 (y/o) 4-6y/o 0-3 y/o
Maria Montessori(August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) • Physician • Educator • Humanitarian
Sensitive Period: Appropriate periods of childhood development Sensitive Period for learning language: About 7month to around 3years old
Critical period hypothesis: 1) A specific and limited time period for language acquisition 2) Limited time that kids can listen properly (ex: R,l C,K
Reading Speaking Writing Listening 0year old: Listen to music at home 2-3 year old: Old enough to go to English class for fun
Good points • No hesitation • Immature • global mind
Scientific proof • Baby’s ears are formed by 5-6 months • Babies recognize their mother’s voice Babies are listening to the sounds of outside
Case examples Case 1: Japanese woman who raised genius kids Case 2: A girl who was autism Case 3: A girl who spoke English
Unborn baby Very effective