2007-03-02 07:13:20 · 10 answers · asked by Nancy 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
According to studies, ages 12 and under. After age 12, learning any language gets harder to learn, even though possible. My friend, whose parents were both American, was taught French when she was a baby. Now, she speaks French, Italian, and Spanish, along with English, her native language. Not only is my friend quadralingual, she is financially very successful.
2007-03-02 07:29:45 · answer #1 · answered by ItsScriptural 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get them while they're young, like before school-age. Studies have shown that adults and small children learn language with different parts of the brain, and no one can doubt that language learned at an early age sticks better than what you study in high school. Also, if you learn a language when you're older, you may not be able to hear or make some of the sounds. This is why, for instance, Westerners have a lot of trouble learning Eastern languages and anyone outside the group has trouble with the !Kung language. We can't hear the tonal differences of many Eastern languages, and we can't make the clicks of the !Kung language.
2007-03-02 15:35:18 · answer #2 · answered by random6x7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're talking about acquiring foreign language, typically children up to ages 5 or 6 soak everything up, but it's possible to learn a second language up to early adulthood, especially if you move to the specific country. There is also a "window" to learn a foreign language in preteen years like 10-12 years of age because their linguistic skills are developing during that age period.
2007-03-02 15:23:45 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The younger the better. I've heard that by the time most kids take a foreign language in school (like in jr high) their language centers are pretty much set already, so it's a lot harder for them than for young kids.
2007-03-02 15:26:58 · answer #4 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
5-15 years.
2007-03-03 00:29:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you teach a child to sign, they can ask for items at a very young age (preverbal) and thereby avoid lots of frustration for them and their parents -- fewer tantrums!
2007-03-02 15:22:40 · answer #6 · answered by tracymoo 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
0 to 7 years
this is the time he mind is like sponge.. and innocent too
2007-03-02 16:43:15 · answer #7 · answered by ru 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My sister is of 7 years, and I'm trying to persuade her to learn Spanish but she's being lazy and not wanting to learn . . . although, she picks up phrase from ME!
2007-03-02 18:06:46 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
0-5 years. those little sponge/language calculators are simply amazing!
2007-03-02 15:17:08 · answer #9 · answered by Love Shepherd 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
two to five years of age.
2007-03-03 02:26:32 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋