Can adults be proficient in the second language?

All adults are capable to learn a second language; to achieve this objective easily, they need to use a different approach. A small proportion of adults (less than 5\%) somehow (the mechanism is unknown) preserve the ability to visualize both written and spoken words.

Can people acquire a second language or must it be learned?

A speech-language pathologist (SLP) can provide elective services for individuals who are learning English as a second language.

Does age affects the second language proficiency?

When examining age on arrival, most studies of both short-term and long-term acquisition find that students arriving between the ages of 8 and 12 are faster in early acquisition of second language skills, and over several years’ time they maintain this advantage over younger arrivals of 4 to 7 years.

Can you achieve native fluency?

Native like fluency is achieved by LIVING THROUGH A LANGUAGE as much as possible. For example, I’ve never lived IN an English speaking country however I’ve lived a big chunk of my life THROUGH English with friends.

Is it possible to become a native speaker after 20 years?

On average less likely, certainly, but there are thousands of people who took this quiz, got a score in the range that a native speaker would, and started learning the language after the age of 20. Thousands of adults who started learning after 20 years old scored in a native-level range

Do late learners outperform native English speakers?

(Image from original paper) However, looking more closely at the data for the students who started learning after the age of 20, there are a lot of late learners who outperformed many native English speakers. First, we need to specify what “native-like” performance on this quiz is.

What is the best age to learn a foreign language?

The top quartile of results of learners who started after the age of 20, by number of years of exposure, showing that at around 8–10 years of exposure, many learners who started well into adulthood do just as well as many native speakers. All results above the 0.9 line are in the native results range.

Is it really impossible to achieve native-like mastery after age 18?

Many articles have breathlessly stated that it’s just impossible to achieve native-like mastery if you start after the age of 10 (or 18, depending on the article), but is that true? Certainly on average the later learner seems to have a rarer time getting there, but is it impossible?