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Right, but this doesn’t necessarily negate the point as the adults are not immersed to the sane degree as the children. Speaking to each other in their native l
by anbende 7y ago
Right, but this doesn’t necessarily negate the point as the adults are not immersed to the sane degree as the children. Speaking to each other in their native language. Reading and watching media in their native language etcetera.
- foldr 7y agoI'm not sure why the adults would be "less immersed" in general.
- EliRivers 7y agoI would hazard they deliberately seek out situations in which they can continue to use their native tongue, in which they are already fluent; particulary in terms of employment and social activities. betaby above, an immigrant, suggests this to be the case.
- ken 7y agoLanguage learning is often frustrating. Adults generally have resources, and can use those resources to avoid exposure. Kids don't, and are forced to learn language to accomplish anything at all.
- imhoguy 7y agoI think adults tend to naturally use past knowledge and experiences to build family comfort zones to preserve native culture. They can stay in touch with past or culturally compatible relationships from native environment (digital nimads). Kids naturally are still developing their worldview and learning how to make relationships thus new culture and language is just an another step in that process.
- Mikeb85 7y agoBecause if they're hired for a job despite not knowing a language, that language obviously isn't essential to the job, and they won't be expected to use it.