Starting Age Overshadowed: The Primacy of Differential Environmental and Family Support Effects on Second Language Attainment in an Instructional Context
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DOI: 10.1111/lang.12318
Abstract: Despite contrary research findings, many laypeople still claim that starting second language (L2) instruction early yields linguistic advantages. This assertion is again undermined by a 5-year longitudinal study conducted in Switzerland testing the English language… read more here.
Keywords: age overshadowed; age; starting age; second language ... See more keywords