The perfect age to learna second language
Kazuki TakahashiMika SugimotoShigeka Mikawa
Tomoko TakahashiYuki Tosaka
How old were you when you first had your contact with English?
How? Why?
Do you think it was actually effective to start from then?
ADULTS
Is over 12 years old English education…..
Effective?
What you heard before 12 years old is very important
This is the reason for child English class or living abroad is effective for English speaking.
Pronunciation
People who started English from… Elementary
After 12 years old
What should they do?
Study Grammar
ELEVEN to SIX
Critical Period• affects the educational policy-making
of foreign language teaching• ends before the age of 11 or 12
It is better to learn Englishin this period!
Experimental Studies• children's acquisition of a foreign
language is different from that of adults‘• acquisition of pronunciation and
grammar is also different because it involves a problem of physiologic aging process
Advantageless risky than the younger ages
Disadvantageless efficient than the younger ages
Ages 6-11 EFFECTIVE
Ages of over 12 not effective
FIVE to THREE
3years old:Approximate 900 words
4years old:1200 to 1500 words
5years old:1500 to 2000 words
Mother Tongue
PROGRAM/AGE 0 1 2 3 4 5 6
RIGHT
FLASH CARDS High-speed input
PICTURE BOOKS 4 pages
DANCE & SONGS 4 songs in a month
LEFT
Q&A Q&A 30-60things Self introduction
PICTURE BOOKS
Read aloud recitation and writing
WORDSSENTENCES
Phonics(1-3words)
Make simple Sentences
MakeSentences
Jean Piaget(1896-1980)
Sensorimotor stage:Birth to 2years
Elizabeth S. Spelke(1949-)
Three-month-old babycan recognizea possible event andan impossible event.
THREE to ZERO
When do you want your kidsto start learning English?
46%38%
16% ■ 0-3 years old
■ 4-6 years old
■ Anytime
The age of learning Englishas a second language
13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 (y/o)4-6y/o 0-3 y/o
Maria Montessori(August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952)
• Physician• Educator
• Humanitarian
Sensitive Period:Appropriate periods of
childhood development
Sensitive Periodfor learning language: About 7month to around 3years old
Critical period hypothesis:
1) A specific and limited time periodfor language acquisition
2) Limited time that kidscan listen properly (ex: R,l C,K
ReadingSpeaking Writing
Listening0year old:
Listen to music at home2-3 year old:
Old enough to go toEnglish class for fun
Good points• No hesitation• Immature• global mind
Unborn Baby
Scientific proof• Baby’s ears are formed by 5-6 months• Babies recognize their mother’s voice
Babies are listening to the sounds of outside
Case examplesCase 1:
Japanese woman who raised genius kids
Case 2:
A girl who was autism
Case 3:
A girl who spoke English
Unborn baby
Very effective
At what agedid you want to start
studying English?
Conclusion