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Estrella wrote:Don't forget that people help children learn how to speak. They will show a baby a spoon and say "spoon". They will simplify their sentences when they speak to a toddler. They will correct the child when the child uses the wrong word. Unfortunately, TV shows won't do that for you. And then the child reaches that age and goes to school and learn grammar, vocabulary and all the boring stuff.
Dr. House wrote:It's a myth that kids can learn languages faster than adults. They may master the pronunciation faster, but their vocabulary is always very limited.
IpseDixit wrote:Do you have any sources to back this up? I'm not an expert myself but I've heard numerous anecdotes of kids being immersed in a foreign-language-speaking environment and picking up the language very quickly.
IpseDixit wrote:Anyway, nobody seems to have pointed out that you can't learn a language as children do simply because you don't have the brain of child.
wannaknow wrote:I wonder if it's possible for a post-pubertal person to aquire a language the same way as you got your mother tongue. For exempel, through just watching tv shows
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