Effective methods of teaching foreign languages using typology of exercises

However, as we shall see, this is not always true of children in that situation, and the story of child language facility may be something of a myth. It is certainly true that children who learn a new language early have a facility with the pronunciation which is sometimes denied older learners. Lynne Cameron suggests that children 'reproduce the accent of their teachers with deadly accuracy' (2003: m). Carol Read recounts how she hears a young student of hers saying Listen. Quiet now. Attention, please! in such a perfect imitation of the teacher that 'the thought of parody passes through my head’.