Your age shouldn’t put you off learning a new language – what the research says

In line with this, researchers have investigated language learning in late adulthood and shown that there is no age limit to ...
Time

Why It’s So Hard to Learn Another Language After Childhood

Everyone knows that picking up a second language grows more difficult with age. And in a new study, scientists have pinpointed the age at which your chances of reaching total fluency plummet: 10. The ...
News Medical

The Impact of Learning a Language on Brain Health

Over the past several years, there has been an increased research output in the field of language acquisition and its effects on the brain. This is especially true with regards to the effects of ...
Psychology Today

How Early a Second Language?

Post written by François Grosjean. In an earlier post on questions parents may want to consider when deciding to make their child bilingual, I stated that some people still believe that you cannot be ...
The New York Times

Do Children Soak Up Language Like Sponges?

A pervasive idea assumes that young children can absorb new languages with minimal effort, but it turns out that the science is more complicated. By Lindsay Patterson This story was originally ...
The Conversation

At what age is it easiest to learn a second language?

This study was funded through grant 016.104.602 from the Dutch National Science Council NWO. Monika Schmid has received funding from NWO, KNAW and Economic and Social Research Council. If you want to ...
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Your age shouldn't put you off learning a new language: What the research says

If you've always wanted to learn a new language, don't let age put you off. People aged over 60 can be independent and flexible in how they learn a language—and successful, too. Subscribe to our ...