Is there a critical period for learning a language?

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: 🆓 My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: CC subtitles available in multiple languages. Ever wondered if it’s too late to learn a new language after childhood? In this video, I dive into the critical period hypothesis and the debate around how long the window for easy language learning really lasts. Sources: Critical period in second language acquisition: The age-attainment geometry: The Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition: A Statistical Critique and a Reanalysis: Wikipedia: Critical period hypothesis Cognitive scientists define critical period for learning language: ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 What is the critical period hypothesis 01:01 How long is this critical period? 03:45 The ideal age to start learning a language 05:15 Factors that affect our success 7:39 Is there a language acquisition device? 9:45 Does age really matter? 📺 WATCH NEXT: 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: Apple: Google: Spotify: 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: Download my FREE grammar guides: Join the LingQ Discord server: Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: Read the LingQ language learning blog: ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: My TikTok: @lingosteve