The Relationship between the Age of Firstly Being Exposed to Second Language and the Language Proficiency among Children in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Take English as an Example

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The Relationship between the Age of Firstly Being Exposed to Second Language and the Language Proficiency among Children in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Take English as an Example

Xinyan Zhang 1*
  • 1 School of Foreign Languages, China West Normal University, Shida Road 1st, Nanchong, China    
  • *corresponding author 1103031038@qq.com
CHR Vol.3
ISSN (Print): 2753-7072
ISSN (Online): 2753-7064
ISBN (Print): 978-1-915371-29-4
ISBN (Online): 978-1-915371-30-0

Abstract

This paper will take English as an example, evaluating the English proficiency by the grades of their Junior School Entrance Examination and Speech Production Test of 55 students in the same class in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.And finally, discuss the relationship between their ages of firstly being exposed to English and their English proficiency, at the same time, put forward some constructive suggestions for government, schools, and parents in terms of second language learning, helping improve the teaching effectiveness.

Keywords:

age, second language proficiency, children, Chengdu

Zhang,X. (2023). The Relationship between the Age of Firstly Being Exposed to Second Language and the Language Proficiency among Children in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Take English as an Example. Communications in Humanities Research,3,696-703.
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[2]. Manan, Syed Abdul,& Khadija-Tul-Kubra.(2017).The younger, the better: Idealized versus situated cognitions of educators about age and instruction of English as a second/foreign language in Pakistan.LANGUAGE SCIENCES,64,54-68.

[3]. Huang,Becky,& H..(2014).The Effects of Age on Second Language Grammar and Speech Production.JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC RESEARCH,43(4),397-420.

[4]. Johnson,J.S.,Newport,& E.L..(1989).Critical period effects in second language learning: The influence of maturational state on the acquisition of English as a second language.COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY,21(1),60-99.

[5]. Abrahamsson,Niclas,Hyltenstam,,& Kenneth.(2009).Age of Onset and Nativelikeness in a Second Language: Listener Perception Versus Linguistic Scrutiny.LANGUAGE LEARNING,59(2),249-306.

[6]. Stevens,& G.(1999).Age at immigration and second language proficiency among foreign-born adults.LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY,28(4),555-578.

[7]. Zhang Hao.(2014).Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition.Overseas English,(21),36-37+39.

Cite this article

Zhang,X. (2023). The Relationship between the Age of Firstly Being Exposed to Second Language and the Language Proficiency among Children in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Take English as an Example. Communications in Humanities Research,3,696-703.

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Volume title: Proceedings of the International Conference on Interdisciplinary Humanities and Communication Studies (ICIHCS 2022), Part 1

ISBN：978-1-915371-29-4(Print) / 978-1-915371-30-0(Online)
Editor：Faraz Ali Bughio, David T. Mitchell
Conference website: https://www.icihcs.org/
Conference date: 18 December 2022
Series: Communications in Humanities Research
Volume number: Vol.3
ISSN：2753-7064(Print) / 2753-7072(Online)

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References

[1]. Lenneberg, E. H. (1976). Biological foundations of language. New York: Wiley and Sons.

[2]. Manan, Syed Abdul,& Khadija-Tul-Kubra.(2017).The younger, the better: Idealized versus situated cognitions of educators about age and instruction of English as a second/foreign language in Pakistan.LANGUAGE SCIENCES,64,54-68.

[3]. Huang,Becky,& H..(2014).The Effects of Age on Second Language Grammar and Speech Production.JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLINGUISTIC RESEARCH,43(4),397-420.

[4]. Johnson,J.S.,Newport,& E.L..(1989).Critical period effects in second language learning: The influence of maturational state on the acquisition of English as a second language.COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY,21(1),60-99.

[5]. Abrahamsson,Niclas,Hyltenstam,,& Kenneth.(2009).Age of Onset and Nativelikeness in a Second Language: Listener Perception Versus Linguistic Scrutiny.LANGUAGE LEARNING,59(2),249-306.

[6]. Stevens,& G.(1999).Age at immigration and second language proficiency among foreign-born adults.LANGUAGE IN SOCIETY,28(4),555-578.

[7]. Zhang Hao.(2014).Age Factor in Second Language Acquisition.Overseas English,(21),36-37+39.

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