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Agent M27
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I have noticed that when one learns a second language they tend to learn how to read then write and lastly they learn to speak the language. I have noticed this pattern when I have attempted learning a second language as well as when my father was attempting to learn a second language. Depending on the language, I have been able to write it before I was able to read it, but never learned to actually speak it first. So I have been wondering if there is any mechanistic reason for this being the sequence of acquisition, or is this simply how I and my father acquire the ability of a second language? In my opinion the most important level of understanding for a second language is in the ability to communicate verbally with native speakers, so it is puzzling to me that my brain would learn this last. The only rationale I can conjure is that when reading I can move at my pace and search for the meaning in context. However when speaking the language, I have to properly conjugate the words, arrange them in the native sentence structure, as well as properly place any accents, which takes a lot more processing power and time. Thanks in advance.
Joe
Joe