Abstract
This paper investigates the factors that facilitate/hinder Second Language Learning.
The two factors that the study focuses on are age and motivation. Role of motivation in
relation to age is discussed of a deviant case using Qualitative Paradigm, and the data
is analyzed using Narrative Inquiry, Case Study and Retrospective Longitudinal design
to find out if motivation plays any significant role in terms of achieving successful
second language competence. It is a common belief that people who start young to learn
a Second Language perform better than the old learners. However, the results indicate
that this is not true in many cases, as this study on a deviant case shows that motivation
plays a very important role in achieving successful Second Language Acquisition. If the
learners are intrinsically motivated and are motivated from the beginning of their
learning journey irrespective of their age then learning becomes easier.
Jawaria Samiya Siddiqui. (2016) SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION BEYOND CRITICAL AGE: A CASE STUDY OF AN OLD SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNER, Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Volume 55, Issue 2.
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