How does age affect the ability to learn a foreign language?
a. People of any age can learn a foreign language equally well
b. To learn a foreign language, it is necessary to start within the critical period 1 to 6 years.
c. The ability to learn a foreign language increases until the late teens and then declines.
d. Young children learn easiest, and the ability declines gradually throughout life.
d
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