二语习得中的年龄因素应用论文

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1、.AgeFactorinSecondLanguageAcquisition二语习得中的年龄因素摘要：本文主要讨论了年龄因素与学习第二语言之间的关系，研究了年龄因素是如何影响二语习得的，以及不同年龄阶段的学习者都各自具有哪些优势。关键词:二语习得；年龄；关键期；优势Abstract:Thispaperdiscussestherelationshipbetweenageandsecondlanguageacquisitionandexploreshowagefactoraffectssecondlanguageacquisition,andwhatadv

2、antagesthelearnersofdifferentagestagewillhave.Keywords:secondlanguageacquisition;age;criticalperiod;advantagesIntroductionAsweallknow,ageisafactorthatwillinfluencetheeffectofalearner’ssecondlanguageacquisition.Children,unlikeadults,haveenoughabilityforlearninglanguagewithgreate

3、asyandminimaleffort.Thisideathatearlyageisamajorfactorinsecondlanguageacquisitionisawidelyheldandpopularbeliefbypeopleallovertheworld,especiallybyChineseparents.Butwhethertheageisthemajorfactorinsecondlanguageacquisition,wewilldiscussitinthispaper....1.ThereasonsWhytheagefactor

4、canaffectssecondlanguageacquisition?Therearetwomainpointshere.1.1ThebrainTheevidenceshowsthatthetwosidesofthebrainaredividedintodifferentfunctionsasitbecomesmature.Thelateralityoftheleftbrainincludesthefunctionsofintelligence,logic,analysiswhiletherightbrain,theemotionsocialfun

5、ction.Humanbeing’sspeechfunctionmainintheleftbrain.ItisclaimedthatthiskindofdevelopmentisaslowprocessanditbeginsatagetwountiladolescencebyEricLennebergat1967.The“brainplasticity”hypothesisisastrikingearlylearninglanguagetheoryadvancedin1959bytheneurophysiologistDr.WilderPenfiel

6、dfromMcGillUniversity.Accordingtothishypothesis,thebrainofachildwasflexibleandadaptable.Ifpartofthebrainwasimpairedthenanotherpartwouldtakeoveritsfunctions.Suchflexibilityinbrainfunctionalitywasnotbelievedtoexistinolderpersons.Therefore,thedevelopmentisoneofthemainpointsthatage

7、factoraffectsthesecondlanguagelearning.1.2ThecriticalperiodCriticalperiodhypothesiscomesfrombiologyanditmeansthataperiodinwhichtheenvironmentbecomesthemostinfluentfactorinindividualdevelopment.Duringthecriticalperiod,theacquisitionofindividualbehaviorbecomeseasyandrapidunderthe

8、appropriateenvironment.TweetLennebergthoughtthereexist