Age effect in second language acquisition has been a key question for a long time. It mainly focuses on the discussionabout the critical period. The thesis first introduces import hypothesis and opinions in this area ...Age effect in second language acquisition has been a key question for a long time. It mainly focuses on the discussionabout the critical period. The thesis first introduces import hypothesis and opinions in this area and then analyzes the effects thatage has in morphosyntax area in detail. Thirdly, the analysis of Patkowski's study and Abrahamsson's study are made. Finally, itpoints out the enlightments and suggestions that the literature implies.展开更多
The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of age factor to second language acquisition and to explore if a critical period for L2 learners does exist. The literature review, presents different theories ...The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of age factor to second language acquisition and to explore if a critical period for L2 learners does exist. The literature review, presents different theories that contributed to the findings how does age factor relates to second language acquisition. After a text-to-text discussion, most of the evidences show that age factor negatively correlates the second language acquisition. But the factors relate to the age, such as the learning styles, the motivation to learn, individual differences and learning environment. All those variables are also important factors that will affect the rate of second language acquisition in various developmental stages of the learners.展开更多
文摘Age effect in second language acquisition has been a key question for a long time. It mainly focuses on the discussionabout the critical period. The thesis first introduces import hypothesis and opinions in this area and then analyzes the effects thatage has in morphosyntax area in detail. Thirdly, the analysis of Patkowski's study and Abrahamsson's study are made. Finally, itpoints out the enlightments and suggestions that the literature implies.
文摘The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship of age factor to second language acquisition and to explore if a critical period for L2 learners does exist. The literature review, presents different theories that contributed to the findings how does age factor relates to second language acquisition. After a text-to-text discussion, most of the evidences show that age factor negatively correlates the second language acquisition. But the factors relate to the age, such as the learning styles, the motivation to learn, individual differences and learning environment. All those variables are also important factors that will affect the rate of second language acquisition in various developmental stages of the learners.
