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In my opinion, adults can learn a second language faster and better. Adults bring their own experiences and knowledge of language when learning a L2, while a child is still learning language structure. Several studies were done with missionaries that showed adults became fluent in their L2 around 18 to 24 months. While it takes a child 3 to 5 years to form the social (BICS) part of language and then 4 to 7 years to communicate academically (CALPS).
The text, Second Language Acquisition Myths states, "Current brain research is showing that adults' brains are still malleable and can physically change in response to input." The book continues to say, "...adults can learn a second language to high level of proficiency in the same amount of time it takes a baby to learn its first 20 words." This is further proof the adult already has the structure of language and can learn a new language faster. We assume children learn faster because we only expect them to communicate with the simpler structures of language. While adults are expected to communicate with much more difficult structures and academic vocabulary which takes longer to learn.
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