“The Sooner, The Better”: Children vs Adults in Second Language Acquisition

There is a controversy among people about who is the better learner in learning second language, children or adults. Some people say that children are the better learners and the other people say or believe that adults are the better learners. But, the question is what factors prove adults or children as the better learners. There should be evident to prove it.     Before we go further, we have to know the term acquisition and learning, children and adults as well as the term second language and foreign language. This clear understanding of the terms will make our discussion clearer.