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
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)
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)
Kids and Adults both have equal abilities to learn second language--problem of age (SCHUMANN)
Supporting Paragraphs/ Topics should support the thesis
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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)
Kids and Adults both have equal abilities to learn second language--problem of age (SCHUMANN)