Infact, comparedtopeoplewhostartlearning a secondlanguagebeforeage 10, peoplewhostartaftertheyhitdoubledigitsarewaylesslikelytoeverattain a native-likefluency.
Thefirstisthatadultsusuallydon't investasmuchinlearning a newlanguageaskidsdo.
まず 1 つ目は、大人は子供ほど新しい言語を学ぶことに時間を費やさないことです。
When a familyimmigratesto a countrywith a newlanguage, thekidswillalmostcertainlyneedtousethatlanguagetolearnstuffatschool, tomakefriends, andtokeepupwithpopculture.
Theotherbarrierthatadultshavetoovercomeisthatwhileadultsaregoodatfollowingdirections, whichcanoftenhelpusbeatkidsatspecifictaskslikeapplying a newverbtense, wetendtosee a newlanguageas a hugesetofrulestobefollowed.
Andwe'resoworriedthatwe'll "domistakes" and "talkswrongly" thatweendupnotusingthenewlanguageverymuchwhilekidswhoarewaylessriskaverseingeneraluseit a lotmore.
Anditturnsoutthattheriskyapproach—simplylettinglooseandtryingtocommunicateasoftenaspossibleinasmanysituationsaspossible, mistakesandall—seemstobetheverybestwaytolearn a newlanguage.
Thereare a fewotherreasonswhyanadultmighthavetroublelearning a newlanguage, butiftheyfindreasonstobeinvestedinthenewlanguage, useeffectivestrategies, andforgoworryingaboutmistakes, theycanknockdownthesetwobigbarriersandbecomebilingual.
Dr. KatePaesaniandherteamattheCenterforAdvancedResearchonLanguageAcquisitionarestudyingmultilingualismandmulticulturalismtoimproveforeignlanguageteachingandlearning, andProfessorMarthaBigelowoftheDepartmentofCurriculumandInstructionstudiesmultilingualeducationalpolicy, with a focusonimmigrantandrefugeeyouth.