Yes. The parts of the brain that control language acquisition begin to shut down at 8 years old. If a secondary language has not been introduced by that age, the brain is not as well prepared.
There are plenty of benefits to having a child learn a foreign language such as if you are in that country it will make it easier on them to catch on to what is goingon but in the case that its in the native country and you are learning a foreign language it will be a bit of a hassle as they may not properly develop all the motor skills to speak the native language.
You can learn a new language by reading, writing, speaking, listening to that language to give your brain plenty of practice and keep it from forgetting what you learn.
It is the study of how people learn a language which is not their native tongue. For example my native language is English, but my second language is French as i studied it from the age of ten, before i studied any other foreign languages. When researching how people learn a new language - be it in school, listening to radio or watching TV in that target language or by going to a foreign country and immersing yourself in that language, that is second language acquisition research.
By listening to others around them
it's easier to learn french. the English language is the most difficult language on the planet.
learn a foreign language
Massive amounts of time spent listening and reading to the target language.
no
To learn a foreign language is to expand your social life to those of a different race, si?
Mandarin
It is easier to learn a language when you are a child than when you are an adult.
Not all Delta Force soldiers have to learn a foreign language. It is a plug if a Delta Force soldier knows a foreign language.