Some research papers sample 100 adults and conclude that learning a language as well as a child is impossible because most of them didn't make it. They *CAN'T* and they *DON'T* are very different things. Let’s look at the outliers. Let’s study what they did instead.
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Looking at only outliers w/in those samples can be problematic b/c they tend to be educated adults who learned languages in "traditional" ways. Adults who picked up languages like children—implicitly and listening lots before speaking much—might be outside those samples entirely.
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Not necessarily. They could be individuals within the classroom that supplemented the classroom learning with their own methods--which aren't necessarily the same methods of children either. Rather than making assumptions about them, it makes sense to study them.
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18 wn I began lrning Spa in immersive setting, much like child lrning L1. No formal Spa lessons during 1st yr transition fr N to Adv. Today I spk Spa most of waking hrs. 100% Sp w ss & home. Most ppl barely detect acc. Now spk Disting Lvl. Learning Fr & Gr same way. CAN be done.
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