I took an introductory linguistics class earlier this year. One week was focused on language acquisition, you may be interested in reading the discussion (post

I took an introductory linguistics class earlier this year. One week was focused on language acquisition, you may be interested in reading the discussion (posted on my linguistics blog: http://linguistics.alanthony.com/2009/03/why-doesnt-it-work/ http://linguistics.alanthony.com/2009/03/why-doesnt-it-work/). In summary: just taking a class won't help. You need to practice, practice and practice.