The person I interviewed was a young woman who is entering adulthood and also a proud member of the African Diaspora Club (ADC). Born in Ghana, she and her family moved to the United Stated in pursuit of a better life and education. As a child she was only exposed to her native language, which were taught to her by teachers and family as well as culture. As she reaches adolescence, her values and goals have changed and is able to deal with uncertainty and inconsistency. As a young adult she is able to control her emotions, develop a social relationship and formulate a career path.
             Learning a new language is one of most difficult things to do, especially as an adult (Kuhl, P.K. (2004)). With that being said how was my interviewee able so able to master both her native language and English so easily? Language is a communication system based on words and grammar. Once children know words, they can use them to represent objects and actions. As infants our brain are not fully developed and are still in the process of growth. Infants are born with the ability to learn as soon as they are born (Tsao, F.M, Luis, H.M, and Kuhl, P.K (2004)). All children, no matter what language their parents speak, learning language is much the same way. This is learn with three basic stages: learning sound, words and sentences (Lester, B.M, & Boukydis, C.F.Z (1985)).
             In the peer review journal article I read it talked about how young children make significant progress in learning language during the first 4 years of life. The dynamic, complex nature of language and the variability in the timing of its acquisition poses a number of challenges for the assessment of young children (Conti-Ramsden, G., & Durkin, K. (2012)). The article summarizes the key developmental milestones of language development in the preschool years, providing a backdrop for understanding difficulties with language learning.
             Study's has shown that babyies use ...