Age  and acquisition

By Natalia Molina
 

Lateralization: In learning process this term refers when certain skills or functions are distributed to each side of the brain (left or right hemisphere). For example the left hemisphere is related to reason, logic, etc. while the right hemisphere is where emotions and feelings are developed.

Equilibration: Making emphasis on the cognitive domain and for differences between adult and child acquisition; equilibrium in language is applied during the process of knowledge which has to be acquire one step at a time

Language ego: Language learners depending on what type of language they speak or acquire they create their own identity and personality based on the language or languages they master.

Coordinate bilingualism : A language learner which is trying to acquire two languages at the same time usually has to learn similar strategies for both languages but he/she should learn how to separate contexts for both languages

Compound bilinguals: different form the coordinate bilingualism; compound consists on learning both languages through the same context.

Code switching:  when learners combined or mix words, sentences etc into another language that already know.