C1 – Advanced
Critical period is a period during someone’s development in which a particular skill or characteristic is believed to be most readily acquired. What if we passed the critical period without learning a language? Can we not teach an old dog new tricks? Watch the video and find out.
Discussion Questions:
1. Why is it important to learn a lot of things during the critical period?
2. What skills did you learn during your critical period? What skills did you learn passed the critical period?
3. What is something you have always wanted to learn but never got the chance to do so?
4. What did you first learn from your parents?
5. As a parent (future parent), how would you guide your child in his/her critical period?
6. Would you allow your child to be a human subject in a scientific research?