As an adult learner, it's hard to read an article like this and not feel a bit, well, cheated. But if you have children, it should really reinforce a) your attempts to learn language, and b) the impact of you learning a language on your child.
I find the idea that kids older than 5 or 6 have missed a window of opportunity a little hard to swallow, but on the other hand, it is also motivating.
There are also plenty of ways to expose a child to a foreign language:
- Video programming
- Friends who speak a foreign language
- Travel to foreign countries
The point made in this article that is most important to me is how crucial the parent is to language development. If you have kids, your learning pursuits can make a difference to them.
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