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Tentative Title: Does Age Make A Difference? Japanese Speakers Learning…
Tentative Title: Does Age Make A Difference? Japanese Speakers Learning English
Introduction
Background Info: Critical Period explanation should be included
Robustness of CP effects in learning a second language/factors (DEKEYSER)
Statement of the Problem: ????????????
Thesis: Despite differing viewpoints, as an individual ages, the ability to learn a new language declines because of the Critical Period that can cause native Japanese speaking adults to have difficulty in learning a secondary language such as American-based English.
Supporting Paragraph/Topic 1: Adults learning second language
Young children are able to learn a second language better and reach higher levels of proficiency than adults (JOHNSON & NEWPORT)
Adults second language learning (AUSUBEL)
Supporting Paragraph/Topic 2: Children learning second language
Supporting Paragraph/Topic 3: Japanese adults and children Learning English
include information from the critical period explanation to give reasons and tie in data about adults and kids L2
How Japanese are able to adapt themselves to communicate practically with native speakers (TOMOKO & BEEBE)
Who would have the advantage in acquiring English as a second language: Japanese Adults or Kids? (AOYAMA ET AL)
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Supporting Paragraph/Topic 4: ??
Conclusion
Reminder of the purpose of the paper/Restatement of thesis
General conclusions
Limitations
Future research
[L] and [R] difference with native Japanese and English speakers (MIYAWAKI) and Sounds of a second language? (DIAZ)
Differing viewpoint of CP- if it is connected to children learning second language (SINGLETON & LESNIEWSKA)
Maturational state of child's brain in learning first and second language (J & N)
Kids and Adults both have equal abilities to learn second language--problem of age (SCHUMANN)
Kids and Adults both have equal abilities to learn second language--problem of age (SCHUMANN)
Supporting Paragraphs/ Topics should support the thesis