Nagano JALT are pleased to announce our upcoming October event with Nagano’s very own Yuwen Takahashi:
Date: October 21st, Friday 7:30-8:30pm
Fee: Free
Location: Online/Zoom
Registration: https://forms.gle/vcfHUsdnzMWBHftVA
Can an old brain learn a new language? Neuroplasticity and the critical period hypothesis of foreign language learning
大人になっても言語習得ができるか? ―外国語習得における神経可塑性と臨界期仮説―
English has become a required subject from the third grade in Japanese elementary schools in 2020. This requirement might be attributed to a belief that people can acquire language skills most efficiently if they are exposed to language stimulations during a special period, or critical period, in development for language acquisition. In this presentation, a brief review of the research literature on the issue of critical period hypothesis in foreign/second language acquisition and findings from neuro-structural changes as a result of language learning will be presented.
2020年
より日本の小学校で外国語活動は3年生から実施することになった。こういった政策は、人間は言語獲得によりに効率的な時期、いわゆる「臨界期」に言語的刺激を与えるとより良い習得結果につながるという思考に影響を受けたと考えられる。このプレゼンテーションでは、外国語習得における臨界期仮説および神経可塑性の研究結果を紹介する。
Yuwen Takahashi teaches English and psychology at Shinshu University and at Bunka Gakuen University Early Childhood Education Technical College. She became a JALT member in 2021.
高橋ユウエンは信州大学と文化学園大学保育専門学校で英語と心理学を教えています。2021年にJALTの会員になりました。
