Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily

[Francis Hult]

The Wasington Post

 

Unraveling how children become bilingual so easily

 

The best time to learn a foreign language: Between birth and age 7. Missed that window? 

New research is showing just how children's brains can become bilingual so easily, findings that scientists hope eventually could help the rest of us learn a new language a bit easier. 

 

"We think the magic that kids apply to this learning situation, some of the principles, can be imported into learning programs for adults," says Dr. Patricia Kuhl of the University of Washington, who is part of an international team now trying to turn those lessons into more teachable technology. 

 

Full story:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/21/AR2009072100214.html

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