1. By: Lorena Palomares and Jorge Isaac

4. “ Biologically determined period of life when language can be acquired more easily and beyond which time language is increasingly difficult to acquire.”

5. Lenneberg (1967) proposed the Critical Period Hypothesis The notion derives from biological evidence which was proposed by Lorenz (1958), using example of the new born goslings. Lennerberg based on neurophysiological evidence with studies of aphasia children Before age 2 the brain has not developed enough, and after puberty it is has developed too much, with the loss of “plasticity” and the completion of “lateralization” of the language function. “ Adults are capable of learning to communicate a foreign language” “ Foreign accent can’t be easily to overcome” “ Foreign accent emerge at the age of 11-14”

6. - When exactly is the Critical Period for a Second Language Learning, or does it really exist? How long does the Critical Period last? Does a Critical Period exist for first language acquisition?

7. How might neurological development affect Second language success? Does the maturation of the brain at some stage show the failure of language acquisition ability?

8. As the brain matures, certain functions are assigned to either the left or right hemisphere

10. believed that the development of lateralization may be complete around age 5 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSu9HGnlMV0&feature=related

11. For mulate and unde rstand the mean ing of the word s and senten ces Interprests the emotion co gnotation of those words .

12. Such studies seem to suggest that second language learners, particularly adult learners, might benefit from more encouragement of right-brain activity in the classroom context.

14. TEACHERS TEACHERS RIGHT BRAIN Visula spacial orientations. Hand-on actvities Art-manipulations Visual, music Howard Gardne’s multiple intelligences. Group projects Active and noisy classrooms RIGHT BRAIN Using lectures and lectures Give problems to resolve Research/writing Read independetly Quiet classroom Perfeccionist (afraid to fail)

16. Production of language, or language outputs The processing of words that we hear being spoken, or language inputs

17. Children who acquired a second language after the age of 5 may have a physical advantage in that phonemic control of second language is physically possible yet that mysterious plasticity is still present.

19. The acquisition of the communicative and functional purposes of language is, in most circumstances, far more important than a perfect native accent. http://www.metacafe.com/watch/105659/french_learning_english/

20. We among all animals possess the gift of tongues b ecause we have a time to speak .

21. AFFECTIVE CONSIDERATIONS

31. The Natural Approach was aimed t the goal of basic interpersonal communication skills that is everyday language situations. The initial task of the teacher was to provide comprehensible input. The students did not need to say anything during the silent period until they feel to be ready to do so. The teacher was the source to the learners and the creator of the input and the creator of interesting and stimulating variety of classroom activities commands, games, and small- group work

32. References: Brown, D. H. (2000). Principles of language learning & teaching. (4th ed.). New York: Longman. (pp. 49-58) Lightbown, P.M. & Spada, N. (1993). How Languages are Learned. Oxford University Press. (p. 11) http :// www.literature.freeservers.com / image_polat / ccfsla.html#PSC http://thebrain.mcgill.ca/flash/d/d_10/d_10_cr/d_10_cr_lan/d_10_cr_lan.html#1