Which of the Following Is True of Second Language Learning

question 16

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true of second language learning?

• A) the ability to acquire language is strongest in childhood
• B) bilingual children seem to have an advantage over unilingual children in learning a new language
• C) it is particularly difficult to learn words which appear to be similar to words in the first language
• D) second language learning is qualitatively different from first language acquisition
• E) in adults the neurophysiological mechanisms involved in the production of sounds are generally no longer plastic enough to adapt to the requirements of a new accent

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