분야
pptxThe critical period hypothesis
2.Basic of education
3.Language & Cognitive development
4.Language & Social and Emotional development
Language development in children is related
to brain development
During the first 3 years of life, the human brain develops to 90% of its full adult growth
Neurolinguistics : The study of biological and neural foundations of language
Brain development sets up the order of language development in children
The critical period hypothesis
→ Ability to learn a native language within a fixed period
→ Difficulty of the acquisition of grammar after this period, never fully achieved
Importance of appropriate linguistic stimulations
→ Because it determine language development & capacity after childhood
→ If language acquisition does not occur by childhood, some aspects of language can be learnt but full mastery cannot be achieved
Case 1. Wolf girls in India
Case 2. The girl reported in 1970
Children’s innate capacities of language
→ Vocabularies, Grammar structure
Distinguishing pronunciations
