Sound is the most important medium we use when communicating – unless, of course, we use sign language. Most of us assume that the auditory signal is enough for others to understand us. Some people increase the volume to make sure they are “heard”. Most of my clients are surprised to learn that sound is […]
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5 Stages of Additional Language Acquisition
When children learn another language after having acquired their first language or languages, they go through different stages that can vary from child to child and depend of how similar the additional language is to those the children already know. This infographic shows 5 stages that 3 to 8 year olds can go through when […]
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10 Stages of Bilingual Language Development
How do bilingual/multilingual children develop language in the first years of life? And when should parents be concerned and when should they simply trust the process? Research shows that bilingual/multilingual language development follows the same fundamental development path as monolingual development, while also being shaped by the child’s linguistic environment, quality and quantity of […]
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Language acquisition versus language learning
What is the difference between language acquisition and language learning. Some people use the term of language acquisition for all the phases that lead to language fluency, including learning to read and write. Others use the term of language learning even for babies and very young, pre-school children. – But there is a […]
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Can adults acquire a language the same way as children?
Have you ever wondered why most of the language lessons for adults are based on learning grammar? Couldn’t adults learn (or acquire) a language in a more natural way, like children? When adults learn a new language, they usually try to find their way through a myriad of grammar rules and patterns because most of […]
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