Critical Period Hypothesis
Los Niños Saben Mas Que Tu
If all of the schools in the United States changed the curriculum to teaching Spanish in elementary schools, then everyone reading this paper would know exactly what that title means. Children have inquisitive minds that are open to what the world has in store for them, making the environment seem untouched and extraordinary. That’s why kids with parents that speak a different language than the mother language picks up on the lingo so quickly. Children have porous minds, and vivid memories because their brains are so spongey, they absorb everything that is shown to them. Introducing Spanish during the golden years will cause every child to be bilingual for the rest of their lives. Implementing Spanish into the elementary curricular system is a great opportunity to adopt …show more content…
Developing a new language is not easy, but to a child just learning the basics of English has an advantage by their brain accepting new grammar rules and pronunciation at a more rapid pace. Phonics become easier and is less complicated to understand as a young child. There are multiple theories describing how a little kids brain is more developed in learning complex subjects when compared to adult minds. The Critical Period Hypothesis “is a period during the early life of a [human] when some property develops rapidly, and is more susceptible to alteration by the environment” (Daw 1). Noam Chomsky proposed a language acquisition device in the brain that helps children naturally or automatically pick up the language but switches of as an adult (Wen 149). There are children in parts of the world that pick up more than three or four languages. Kids pick up dialects without any awareness that they are speaking a different language. The child’s brain is just registering: this is how you talk to your mom, this is how you talk to your grandma, and this is how you talk to your
If all of the schools in the United States changed the curriculum to teaching Spanish in elementary schools, then everyone reading this paper would know exactly what that title means. Children have inquisitive minds that are open to what the world has in store for them, making the environment seem untouched and extraordinary. That’s why kids with parents that speak a different language than the mother language picks up on the lingo so quickly. Children have porous minds, and vivid memories because their brains are so spongey, they absorb everything that is shown to them. Introducing Spanish during the golden years will cause every child to be bilingual for the rest of their lives. Implementing Spanish into the elementary curricular system is a great opportunity to adopt …show more content…
Developing a new language is not easy, but to a child just learning the basics of English has an advantage by their brain accepting new grammar rules and pronunciation at a more rapid pace. Phonics become easier and is less complicated to understand as a young child. There are multiple theories describing how a little kids brain is more developed in learning complex subjects when compared to adult minds. The Critical Period Hypothesis “is a period during the early life of a [human] when some property develops rapidly, and is more susceptible to alteration by the environment” (Daw 1). Noam Chomsky proposed a language acquisition device in the brain that helps children naturally or automatically pick up the language but switches of as an adult (Wen 149). There are children in parts of the world that pick up more than three or four languages. Kids pick up dialects without any awareness that they are speaking a different language. The child’s brain is just registering: this is how you talk to your mom, this is how you talk to your grandma, and this is how you talk to your