LL-L "Language acquisition" 2005.09.12 (09) [E]

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From: Ingmar Roerdinkholder <ingmar.roerdinkholder at WORLDONLINE.NL>
Subject: LL-L "Language acquisition" 2005.09.12 (05) [E]

Yes, and the argument you used against Heather as well!
Ingmar

Críostóir Ó Ciardha wrote:
>Ingmar wrote:
>"...the first time we learned English, and French and German, was at the
age
>of twelve/
>thirteen, at secondary school, and only since a few years English is
taught
>two years or so earlier."
>
>That makes the comparable lack of progress in languages among British (and
>Irish) schoolchildren all the worse.

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