• Feb. 3, 2009
What Is The Best Age To Learn a Language?
What is the best age to learn a language?
This question is asked a lot along with the question, "How Can My Children Become Bilingual?" In this posting we will be explaining the best age to learn a language hopefully giving you the answer you are looking for.
According to Wikipedia, "Children are able to take on accents at a fast rate; children of traveling families, for example, can change their accents within a short period of time. This generally remains true until a person's early twenties,after which, a person's accent seems to become more entrenched." Well there's one answer for you. Children can at least learn accents easily.
According to the ESL Program, "The answer, according to current research, is early adolescence, so about 11-13. And the more motivated the child is to learn the new language, the more successful he will be!"
Well I personally believe you can teach an old dog new tricks. You can learn a language at any age. The more time you have to put into learning the more successful you will be.
I tend to think children have less stuff clogging their brains so they can retain what they've learned. Plus to quote a phrase the "Flight of The Navigator", human brains leak.
Have a great night,
Michelle Rothwell, Founder
Dora & Diego Homeschool Spanish
http://www.DoraHomeSchoolSpanish.com
The first ever Spanish curriculum from the Biblical world view.
