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The question of how people learn a second language is one that has received a great deal of scientific attention. Research has offered evidence that has been used to support a number of conflicting claims about second language (SL) learning. However, there is one fundamental observation that is less open to dispute than others. If success in adult second language learning is measured by how close the learner comes to the level of a native speaker, it is possible and quite common for adults to achieve a high degree of success in learning SL grammar and vocabulary. Strangely enough, the same degree of success does not seem to be attainable in SL phonology; adult SL learners who sound like native speakers are extremely rare, perhaps even nonexistent. How have scientists attempted to account for the remarkable inability of adult second language learners to acquire a nativelike pronunciation in the second language? One likely explanation is to be found in the so-called critical period theory. Proponents of this theory argue that the acquisition of native-speaker pronunciation in any language is biologically possible only until about the age of twelve. But it must be emphasized that there is too much counterevidence for such a conclusion to be valid; there are too many cases of adults who acquire adequate or good pronunciation in a second language through instruction and practice. While they will never be mistaken for native speakers, their efforts are rewarded by speech that is perfectly comprehensible.
【題組】47 Which of the following conclusions has been agreed upon by SL researchers?
(A) No scientific experiments have been conducted to study second language learning.
(B) It is hard for adult SL learners to excel in grammar and vocabulary.
(C) It is uncommon for adult SL learners to sound like native speakers.
(D) Success in adult second language learning should not be measured by how nativelike the SL learners can be.

答案：C
難度： 適中
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Peter Jay 國一下 (2012/09/06)
fundamental 基本的 observation 觀察/研究/討論dispute 爭吵/議論(紛紛)quite common十分的普遍attainable 可到達的/可取得的phonology音樂學/音韻學/音系學(就是跟音樂有關係的)nonexistent不存在的account for (翻成 "對於...查出原因/探究其因" 會好一點)remarkable 不凡的/.....觀看完整全文，請先登入
2F
林裕傑 國三下 (2014/04/07)
claim 要求 主張
Mary made a claim to the pencil. 瑪麗認為她應得到這枝鉛筆。
attain 達到
They are not likely to attain this aim. 他們未必能夠達到這一目標。

account for 說明, 作某事物的解釋
He could not account for his foolish mistake. 他無法解釋他所犯的荒謬的錯誤。
remarkable 值得注意的；非凡的；卓越的
He is a remarkable linguist. 他是一位傑出的語言學家。
acquire　取得，獲得
The museum has just acquired a famous painting by Pablo Picasso. 該美術館剛剛獲得一幅畢卡索的名畫。


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wewehothot 國三下 (2015/05/11)
adult SL learners who sound like native speakers are extremely rare, perhaps even nonexistent.
4F
Steven Chen 研一上 (2022/09/28)
人們如何學習第二語言的問題已經得到了大量的科學關注。研究提供了一些證據，這些證據被用來支持關於第二語言（SL）學習的一些相互矛盾的說法。然而，有一個基本觀點比其他觀點更容易引起爭議。如果成人第二語言學習的成功是以學習者接近母語者水平的程度來衡量的話，那麽成人在學習SL語法和詞匯方面取得高度的成功是可能的，也是相當普遍的。奇怪的是，在SL語音方面似乎無法取得同樣程度的成功；聽起來像母語者的成人SL學習者極為罕見，甚至可能不存在。科學家們是如何解釋成人第二語言學習者無法獲得類似於母語的第二語言發音的顯著原因的呢？一個可能的解釋是在所謂的關鍵期理論中找到的。這個理論的支持者認為，從生物學上講，任何語言的母語發音都是在12歲之前才有可能獲得的。但必須強調的是，這樣的結論有太多的反證；有太多的成年人通過指導和練習獲得了足夠的或良好的第二語言的發音的案例。雖然他們永遠不會被誤認為是母語者，但他們的努力得到了回報，他們的講話是完全可以理解的。
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