Keywords
second languages
teaching
elderly person
pragmatic
español
segundas lenguas
enseñanza
adulto mayor
pragmática
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Abstract
This article reviews previous investigations that relate teaching a second language with the age of learners, particularly those studies that analyze the learning differences at different ages. Furthermore, it presents the variables that must be considered in a pragmatic teaching of the language for persons at an elderly age.References
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