Can adults learn language as well as babies?

  

All of us are familiar with the belief that children learn languages far easier than adults. It turns out that, actually, the critical period is between 0 and 7 years. Patricia Kuhl, co-director of the Institute for Brain and Learning Sciences at the University of Washington, talks about this critical period and investigates the brain process during this time.

This is a fascinating video inviting a variety of opposing opinions. Watch it and tell us yours. Can adults still learn a new language effectively? Should we bombard babies with a multitude of languages to groom them to be future linguists?

Tricky Spelling Game, Part 2

In this game there are 2 types of question; you either have to listen to a word, and then spell it, or the word will be shown to you, and when it disappears, you'll have to spell it.

To play other versions of this game, or my other games, go to Zondle's web site, click PLAY, then MY TEACHER, then type in this user name: acLiLtocLiMB.

If you have any problems, please leave a comment.

Tricky Spelling Game, Part 1

To play other versions of this game, or my other games, go to Zondle's web site, click PLAY, then MY TEACHER, then type in this user name: acLiLtocLiMB.

If you have any problems, please leave a comment.

Objects in the House Part 9: Dinner Table Setting

  

How do we lay a table for a formal dinner? To go into detail here doesn't serve the purpose of this blog; there are other websites which know the subject better than I do. Suffice to say, for the moment, that, although there are rules, the way the table is set also depends on the meals that are going to be served.

What is important for us here is to know the vocabulary, and this game will help you remember some of the items you'll find in a formal dinner table.

Although you don't need to register at Purpose Games to play, doing so will enable you to keep track of your scores.

V Premio Espiral Edublogs 2010

Another year's gone by, and the time for the V Premio Espiral Edublogs is here with us again. a cLiL to cLiMB, just as in 2010, has been submitted for consideration. You can see it at this link.

This year, unlike last year, it appears that they won't be asking for comments on their website, but if any of you have any opinions regarding the blog in the past, present or future, or if there is something you like to see more or less of, or just to say hello, please do leave a comment below.

For those who still don't know how to do it, to leave comments, just scroll down slowly until you reach the end of the post, and click on comments.

It will reload the post but, now, with the comments section appearing below.

Type in your name, and in the body, replace the default message (I don't know why it's there) with your own, and click enter!

Superlative Adjectives Online Game (Zondle)

A simple game on 10 superlative adjectives. Don't forget to type 'the' in the answers, for example, 'the best'. You can play other versions of this game at the site itself by following the instructions in the next paragraph.

To play my other games, go to Zondle's web site, click PLAY, then MY TEACHER, then type in this user name: acLiLtocLiMB.

If you have any problems, please leave a comment.

Comparative Adjectives Online Game (Zondle)

A simple game on 10 comparative adjectives. You can play other versions of this game at the site itself by following the instructions in the next paragraph.

To play my other games, go to Zondle's web site, click PLAY, then MY TEACHER, then type in this user name: acLiLtocLiMB.

If you have any problems, please leave a comment.