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The main aim of SLA is...
a) to identify those aspects of L2 acquisition that are universal.
b) to identify language learners.
c) to teach language learners new strategies.
d) all of the above.

One of the most obvious ways in which language learners differ is in terms of...
a) their starting age
b) where they are from
c) what language they are learning
d) how they learn

The Critical Period Hypothesis refers to...
a) the period of language learning that has no clear ending
b) the period after which L2 acquisition becomes more difficult and is rarely entirely successful
c) the period during which learners can acquire a second language easily and implicitly and achieve native-speaker competence
d) all of the above

Children learn a second language through...
a) explicit learning
b) implicit learning
c) children are not aboe to learn a second language
d) none of the above

Older learners have an advantage over younger learners in the areas of...
a) grammar
b) vocabulary
c) Neither a or b
d) Both a and b

Adults learners make better use of...
a) intrinsic learning
b) conscious learning strategies
c) research
d) none of the above

Implicit learning allows children to...
a) catch older learners over time
b) learn in a natural environment
c) learn without knowing they are learning
d) all of the above

Whether age has an effect of the process of L2 acquisition os uncertain.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Critical or sensitive periods have been found for different aspects of language.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

The study of the influences that learners' starting age has on L2 acquisition is motivated by both theoretical and practical considerations.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

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