tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post66792285440234958..comments2023-10-23T11:13:35.712-04:00Comments on Games with Words: Babies learn a language by just listening to it. Can you?Edwardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04295927435118827266noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post-21508860215213724412013-11-21T17:15:30.783-05:002013-11-21T17:15:30.783-05:00Kids have no other way of communicating so they ar...Kids have no other way of communicating so they are naturally forced and inclined to pay attention to a language. Adults don't have the urgent need for learning it as in order to survive. Otherwise we would just soak it in like kids. Humans are good in what they need to survive at any age. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08111759973837320701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post-77044256023953014532008-04-10T14:27:00.000-04:002008-04-10T14:27:00.000-04:00I thought it was rather interesting. I have taken ...I thought it was rather interesting. I have taken courses in French and plan to major in it as well. After listening to the experiment I can understand how the human brain locates patterns in language.<BR/><BR/>I've often heard that it is easier to learn new languages when you are young and still in those formative years.Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534322685733215668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7701757403364514168.post-73446000464348122712008-03-05T17:36:00.000-05:002008-03-05T17:36:00.000-05:00This post is really interesting, as I frequently g...This post is really interesting, as I frequently get frustrated when I have difficulty mastering Spanish. More commonly I am meeting adults who speak more than two languages, and I am in disbelief when I hear it. Then I see more infants growing up with at least two languages in their home. My niece has already muttered English and Portuguese phrases (and she is not even 2 years old!). Another useful resource related to your post is Steven Pinker's "The Language Instinct." It is a great book for students interested in learning how babies learn a language without actually being "taught."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com