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This document summarizes research on the critical period hypothesis for second language acquisition. It reviews studies by Patkowsky (1980), Johnson and Newport (1989), Long (1990), and Bialystok (1997) that investigated whether there is an optimal age for learning a second language. Patkowsky, Johnson and Newport, and Long found evidence supporting the hypothesis that younger learners are more successful in acquiring syntax and phonology. Their ability declines gradually after age 6-7 and it becomes very d
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- paula d´alessandro
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- EN