In my paper I decided to compare how fast people learn Dutch as their third language compared to how they learn it as their fourth. My hypothesis was that the people who learn it as fourth are...Show moreIn my paper I decided to compare how fast people learn Dutch as their third language compared to how they learn it as their fourth. My hypothesis was that the people who learn it as fourth are gonna be better (they'll have better mastery of the language after the same amount of time following the same course compared to people who learn it as their third language). To test my hypothesis I ran an experiment with the help of students who were learning Dutch at the Leiden University. They came from 2 different courses and each group had a selection of students who learned Dutch as third or fourth language.Show less
