Second Language Acquisition and the Critical Period Hypothesis In other words, does the nature of second language acquisition change if the first exposure to the new language comes after a certain age? http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/ej14/r14.html
Second-Language Acquisition "How is learning a second language as an adult different from learning a first language as a child if at all?" When we talk about second-language acquisition it is important to take into account the age of the learner and how proficient she is at her first language.
http://www.ling.lancs.ac.uk/chimp/langac/LECTURE10/10home.htm
Second Language Acquisition: An Introductory Course The book defines and gives an overview of the field, being careful to point out differences between first and second language acquisition, and classifying approaches to SLA http://www-writing.berkeley.edu/TESL-EJ/ej18/r10.html
