"Characteristics in learning a new
Language"
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1⃣ Children from 7 to 10 years old
💡 Characteristics:
✅ They are like a sponge and absorb new words very quickly.
✅ Children involve many senses in the acquisition process.
✅ They have short attention span.
3⃣ Young learners from 14 to 15 years old
6⃣ Adults from 25 to 50 years old
5⃣ Young adults from 20 to 24 years old
2⃣ Very young learners from 11 to 13 years old
💡 Characteristics:
✅ They learn through the repetition of words.
✅ They are very active and imaginative.
✅ They have time to learn through play-like activities.
💡Characteristics:
☑ They frequently learn indirectly rather than directly.
☑ They begin to memorize some verbs or phrases.
4⃣ Adolescents from 16 to 19 years old
☑ They acquire language through a focus on meaning rather than on grammar.
💡 Characteristics:
☑ They have the ability to retain vocabulary and new sounds.
☑ They can solve grammatical problems.
☑ They can figure out the meaning of a word from its context.
Characteristics 💡
✔They make social dynamic or power relationship between L1 and L2.
✔ They have ability to figure out grammatical rules.
✔ They allow errors to work for them, and learn from mistakes.
Characteristics 💡
✔ Adult learners have more highly developed cognitive systems.
✔ They take charge of their own learning and have greater discipline.
✔ They integrate new language input with their already substantial learning experience.
Made by: Josselin Gabriela López Juárez
