Life’s Language Lessons Ghanaian students look toward learning Chinese as a way to find opportunities

While some struggle to find their path in life. for others, nature aligns things for them. This is what happened to Edward .loseph Yawson, a 26-year-old teaching assistant at the Chinese Section of the Department of Modern Languages, Uni versity of Ghana, Legon, who trusted his intuition when a Chinese language course was offered to him.

Language Learning Declines after Second Year of Life

人们普遍认为,语言学习过程中存在着“敏感期”,在这一期间人们习得词汇和语法的能力是最强的。那么“敏感期”究竟是在什么时候呢?美国一位科学家最近公布了他的研究成果:足够的证据表明,“敏感期”出现得非常早,通常是在两岁之前。换言之,人的语言学习能力从两岁以后就会逐渐减弱。