POST #15 The Critical Period Hypothesis

OBJECTIVE:

• Students present about The Critical Period Hypothesis and The Influence of L1 on the Acquisition of L2.
• Students will answer a test on Popular Ideas about Language Learning

I. THE CRITICAL PERIOD HYPOTHESIS

Retrieved from criticalperiodhtypothesis.blogspot.com  

This is a great link for more information on the topic. Here you can access the Johnson and Newport (1989) studies for reading.

Does age affect the acquisition of a language?

Lennerberg Critical Period Hypothesis

Genie Wileys's case "Feral Child"

Check out the group's presentation here

HOMEWORK:

• Check this blog entry.
• Get ready for APA workshop next week.