Beliefs about learning a second language

Beliefs about learning a second language

1. Students can become fluent with minimum effort.

2. L2 fluency could be developed in three months of free time.

3. it is a special gift, therefore, not all people can learn a second language.

4. children are biologically programmed to learn languages quickly and easily.

5. Older children are more skilled, so it is easier for them to learn a second language.

6. Spending a lot of time in the second language speeds up the learning process.

7. children can learn faster in immersion courses.

8. Children learn the L1 the same as L1 learners do.

9. It is only a matter of translating rules from the target language.

10. L2 mainly implies learning grammar rules.

11. L2 only involves learning vocabulary.

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13. These people are more intelligent.