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Does Age really Matter in Foreign Language Literacy Learning?

Authors
Erlina Erlina1, *
1The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
*Corresponding author. Email: erlina.1@osu.edu
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Erlina Erlina
Available Online 14 May 2025.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-390-0_27How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Foreign Language; Literacy Learning; Second Language
Abstract

This article explores the debate around when is the best time for students to learn a second or foreign language, considering the concept of the “critical period” in language acquisition. The common belief that “younger is better” suggests that children have a better capacity for language acquisition than adults. The case study on Genie suggests that there are limitations to language if it is not started at a certain age. In addition, this article also discusses the development of literacy in a second or foreign language, especially in reading and writing skills. The results show that although the literacy process in second language students follows a similar pattern to students learning English as a mother tongue, they experience challenges due to differences in language systems. The results of this study aim to provide insight into the role of age in second or foreign language literacy learning and its relation to first language literacy learning.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 6th Sriwijaya University Learning and Education International Conference 2024 (SULE-IC 2024)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
14 May 2025
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978-2-38476-390-0
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-390-0_27How to use a DOI?
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© 2025 The Author(s)
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Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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