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The critical period hypothesis says that there is a period of growth in which full native competence is possible when acquiring a language. Skiptomaincontent Home Knowingthesubject Teachingknowledgedatabase Criticalperiodhypothesis Thecriticalperiodhypothesissaysthatthereisaperiodofgrowthinwhichfullnativecompetenceispossiblewhenacquiringalanguage.Thisperiodisfromearlychildhoodtoadolescence.Thecriticalperiodhypothesishasimplicationsforteachersandlearningprogrammes,butitisnotuniversallyaccepted.Acquisitiontheoriessaythatadultsdonotacquirelanguagesaswellaschildrenbecauseofexternalandinternalfactors,notbecauseofalackofability.ExampleOlderlearnersrarelyachieveanear-nativeaccent.Manypeoplesuggestthisisduetothembeingbeyondthecriticalperiod.IntheclassroomAproblemarisingfromthedifferencesbetweenyoungerlearnersandadultsisthatadultsbelievethattheycannotlearnlanguageswell.Teacherscanhelplearnerswiththisbeliefinvariousways,forexample,bytalkingaboutthelearningprocessandlearningstyles,helpingsetrealisticgoals,choosingsuitablemethodologies,andaddressingtheemotionalneedsoftheadultlearner.Furtherlinks:https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/how-maximise-language-learning-senior-learnershttps://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/article/how-much-do-your-learners-use-english-outside-classroom  Popular Teachingpathways:Howtoteachspeaking Teachingpathways:Howtoteachpronunciation Phonemicchart Usingsongsintheclassroom Threewishes-andhowtomakethemcometrue! Courses Findanonlineteachertrainingcourse Researchandinsight Wehavehundredsofcasestudies,researchpapers,publicationsandresourcebookswrittenbyresearchersandexpertsinELTfromaroundtheworld.  Seeourpublications,researchandinsight Signuptoournewsletterforteachingideasandfreeresources TeachingEnglishteachereducators TeachingEnglishteachers Emailaddress Pleasesendmemonthlynewslettersandupdateswithfreelearningtipsandresources. Wewillprocessyourdatatosendyouournewsletterandupdatesbasedonyourconsent.Youcanunsubscribeatanytimebyclickingthe"unsubscribe"linkatthebottomofeveryemail.Readourprivacypolicyformoreinformation. Subscribe



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