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This paper explores the factors influencing second language learning ability in adults, focusing on the critical period hypothesis.

Towards a Theory of Language Learning Ability

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Theory examines foreign language learning ability in adults, suggesting improved research methodologies.

This paper explores the factors influencing second language learning ability in adults, focusing on the critical period hypothesis.
Reviewed data from several studies on language learning aptitude.
Argued for a shift from macrocorrelational to controlled micro research methodologies.
Discussed findings from three studies on adult second language learning ability.
Identified gaps in traditional research methods concerning language learning aptitude.
Highlighted the significance of controlled designs minimizing extralinguistic variables.
Emphasized the necessity for future research to address specific problems in language learning.

Gerald G. Neufeld (1979) studied this question.

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Theory examines foreign language learning ability in adults, suggesting improved research methodologies.

This paper explores the factors influencing second language learning ability in adults, focusing on the critical period hypothesis.
Reviewed data from several studies on language learning aptitude.
Argued for a shift from macrocorrelational to controlled micro research methodologies.
Discussed findings from three studies on adult second language learning ability.
Identified gaps in traditional research methods concerning language learning aptitude.
Highlighted the significance of controlled designs minimizing extralinguistic variables.
Emphasized the necessity for future research to address specific problems in language learning.

Gerald G. Neufeld (1979) studied this question.

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