Recent research on age, second language acquisition, and early foreign language learning

The aim of this paper is to provide a critical overview of the issues and research conducted since the most recent state-of-the-art article published in the Annual Review of Applied Linguistics by David Singleton (2001). First, a summary of what research has said about the Critical Period Hypothesis...

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Matična publikacija: Annual Review of Applied Linguistics
26 (2006), str. 234-260
Glavni autori: Nikolov, Marianne (-), Mihaljević Djigunović, Jelena (Author)
Vrsta građe: Članak
Jezik: eng
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