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The Wild Child and the Critical Period: Insights for TESOL Teachers on Language Learning

The human capacity for language is extraordinary, but its development is deeply tied to timing and brain maturation. Research on individuals raised in isolation or extreme circumstances—like "wild children"—reveals how…
Posted by tesol March 20, 2013
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