%0 Journal Article
%T An Empirical Study on Age Variable
%A Zhiliang LIU
%J Studies in Literature and Language
%D 2012
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%R 10.3968/j.sll.1923156320120503.2115
%X Age is a very important variable in second language acquisition. For years, the effect of age in SLA (second language acquisition) is a disputable topic in the field of linguistics. However, the dispute focuses more on theoretical basis rather than the research of substantial evidence. Therefore, we have made a quantitative survey on the students¡¯ scores (11 times) from junior 1 to senior 2 (5 years) in the middle school by analyses between those (over 30 students) who have learned English for 3 years in the primary school and those (about 400 students) who have not. Finally we come to the conclusion that the idea of ¡°the younger, the better¡± in FLL (foreign language learning) should be doubted. Key words: Age variable; CPH; Optimal age
%K Age variable
%K CPH
%K Optimal age
%U http://cscanada.net/index.php/sll/article/view/3085