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The Effects of Age on the Rate of Learning a Second Language.

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Slavoff, Georgina R.; Johnson, Jacqueline S. – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1995

Evaluates the role of age on the rate of acquiring English as a second language in an immersion setting in children with native languages typologically very different from English. Results suggest that on certain aspects of grammar, different-aged children can acquire a second language during the first three years of acquisition at similar rates…

Descriptors: Age, Child Language, Developmental Stages, English (Second Language)

Language Aptitude and Second Language Proficiency in Classroom Learners of Different Starting Ages.

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Harley, Birgit; Hart, Doug – Studies in Second Language Acquisition, 1997

Investigates the relationship between language aptitude components and second language (L2) outcomes among learners whose intensive L2 exposure began at different ages. Findings reveal that in adolescence immersion, a positive relationship occurs between L2 outcomes and an analytical dimension of language aptitude, whereas in early immersion, a…

Descriptors: Age, Cloze Procedure, Developmental Stages, Elementary School Students