Brandon Kang Journal
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first source elaborated on what critical period is considered in psychology and
what is expected to happen during critical period. It has been found that kids
have been more successful than adults in learning a new language. The lack of teaching
the language at the age could be an underlying factor, but an experiment showed
that deaf kids that got hearing devices at age two learned a language faster,
then the kids at age four. After reading this article, I feel that there is a
greater chance the correlation between learning at language is easier at
younger age is easier, whether it’s the extra attention parents pay to their
kids at their young age or whether a critical period of learning actually
exist. This article explains to any curious reader what a critical period, and
its correlation to language acquisition. This article also explains some
theories and hypotheses about the critical period. This article was written to
inform how and when people learn the best. When reading the second source, I
found that it agreed with the idea that the older a person gets older, then
harder it is for that person to learn a new language. Although correlation does
not mean causation, the correlation between age and learning allows us to
consider the critical period as a viable reason for difficulty of learning a
new language, while considering other options, such as parenting, location, or language
difficulty. This article is unbiased, so it appeals to both sides of an argument.
The article also states that older kids learn syntax and morphology quicker,
then little kids. This statement can disprove the critical period theory or be
explained as a person having different critical periods for different types of
learning. I feel that this article is more appealing to someone who doesn’t
know what critical period or a person debating on what theory is correct.
Nice evaluation Brandon! A question I would have would be if this helps or hurts your stance on your topic? You did not mention what your topic is here.
ReplyDeleteI think I could dissect that your topic focuses on the critical period for learning basic communication skills. Have there been other studies on learning information other than just languages, during the critical period?
ReplyDeleteYou had a good analysis of your sources and it is good that you did not freely accept whatever was written. Learning is a very broad topic and a much generalized verb that includes a lot of things. If you keep this in mind while analyzing your sources you can better understand the limitations of research and studies. For example a language is made up of many things, vocabulary, grammar, syntax, verb tenses, etc. so it is a possibility that your age may allow you to learn different aspects of language or anything else better, but since learning is axiomatically is a particular age group struggles with a foundation (i.e. vocab) it makes learning the rest much harder.
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