General Assumption “Young Learners learn Language Better than Adult Learners Do”

Speaking a second language is an important skill for all people, both young and old. It has long been believed that children are better able to learn a second language. In actuality, it is not mean that children learn language better than adults, but that adults and children learn language differently. By understanding these differences and making adjustments to the learning process, all people can acquire a second language, wether they are adult or children.

Actually,adult and children can learn language but they are different. The children is good in memorizing vocabulary and easy to pronounce the word. The children is near native in pronounciation. They have a critical period, a period when language acquisiation takes place naturally and effortlessly. During this period the brain retains plasticity,but with the onset of puberty this plasticity begin to disappear. The other factor is the children still do not have desease,thus, the children can study all language . Before the age of 9 year, the children can learn two or more language. On other hand, the adult learners are not good in memorizing vocabulary and pronounciation , but they are good in grammar,semantics, linguistics, phonology, morphology ,etc.

There are also distinct differences in the way an adult brain processes a foreign language when compared to the brain of a child. A researcher view what parts of the brain adults and children use when learning a second language. What was found is that children use a part of their brain called the "deep motor area." The "deep motor area" of the brain is responsible for processes that are not consciously thought about, like brushing your teeth or getting dressed. For children, processing a new language is second nature. Adults process language in a more active part of the brain, meaning that they think more consciously about language rather than it being intuitive.

In conclusion, there is no one good in learning language,but both adult and children have their own ways in learning.