The Study of Ages on Foreign Language Learning and Instruction

摘要：

By reviewing the literature of the effects of different ages on foreign language learning, it can be concluded that different ages have different language learning effects on the learners learning rate and efficiency, accuracy of pronunciation and native-speaker proficiency and the learners language achievement. And the reasons can be explained from the biological, social, cognitive psychological dimensions. The conclusions are as following: (l)The children have only the slight advantage on listening and speaking; (2)Foreign language learning can not teach too early; (3)Adults have advantage under the formal instruction circumstances. So foreign language teaching should make use of the age advantages in strategy use and policy making.

关键词： age difference foreign language learning foreign language instruction

作者: ZHANG Qingying HAO Zhiping

作者单位: School of Foreign Languages and Clutures, Xihua University, P.R.China, 610039 School of Foreign Languages and Clutures,Xihua University, P.R.China, 610039

会议类型: 国际会议

会议名称: The Fourth International Symposium on Education Management and Knowledge Innovation Engineering(第四届教育管理与知识创新工程国际学术会议)

会议地点: 河南焦作

会议语种:英文

页码: 460-464

在线出版日期: 2011-04-22（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）