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ISSUE 2 
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2022 
ISSN: 2181-1601
Uzbekistan
 
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Page 790
THE CHARACTERICS OF YOUNG LEARNERS IN THE PROCESS OF 
SECOND LANGUAGE ACQUISITION 
 
Adolatjon Shuxrat qizi Urazmetova 
She is an English teacher at the secondary school 
№ 16 in Urgench, Khorezm region
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ABSTRACT 
The article is concerned with the study of characteristics of young learners in the 
process of second language acquisition. Young learners have certain characteristics 
which are different from old learners to those influence their acquiring a foreign 
language. The study focuses on the certain special features of young learners that 
teacher should take into account during the teaching.
Previous researches and studies in this area of investigation have been gathered 
and analyzed. Several points of the issue have been taken into consideration and 
concluded that teaching a second language to children is obviously different from other 
age groups.
Keywords: 
young learners, resources, egocentric, imaginative.
 
 
Introduction
It is widely claimed that children have a reputation for being natural language 
learners. Almost without exception, they have learned their native language with 
apparent ease, and by the time they are 6 years old, they have brought it to a level of 
fluency. Many researchers have claimed that children can be more advanced to acquire 
second language as they are compared to adults or the old-aged.
According to Thomas and Armstrong (1998: 5), a child arrives to school full of 
instincts and skills which he has already begun to use and he will continue to use them 
for learning his own language as well as a foreign language like in the case of English: 
• Children have the ability for indirect learning.
• They have a lively imagination.
• By nature they are 
creative in different communication situations. 
• They are able to grasp the gist of a message.
• Children love speaking.
Characteristics of young learners
1
In the process of second language acquisition, age is mostly regarded as a vital 
factor. There are some distinctive characteristics of young learners in language learning. 
1
Armstrong, Thomas. Multiple Intelligences in the
 
Classroom. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and 
Curriculum Development, 1994. 

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