This paper reviews the second language (hereafter L2) acquisition hypothesis and theories, examines the Critical Period Hypothesis, and, taking English as an example, briefly discusses the problems confronting Chinese...This paper reviews the second language (hereafter L2) acquisition hypothesis and theories, examines the Critical Period Hypothesis, and, taking English as an example, briefly discusses the problems confronting Chinese adult L2 learners.展开更多
In the research field of the second language learning, age has been the focus for the linguists. This paper first reviews the researchon age by linguists, then analyzes age differences in different learning situations...In the research field of the second language learning, age has been the focus for the linguists. This paper first reviews the researchon age by linguists, then analyzes age differences in different learning situations, and discusses the preferable age in second language learning inChina.展开更多
文摘This paper reviews the second language (hereafter L2) acquisition hypothesis and theories, examines the Critical Period Hypothesis, and, taking English as an example, briefly discusses the problems confronting Chinese adult L2 learners.
文摘In the research field of the second language learning, age has been the focus for the linguists. This paper first reviews the researchon age by linguists, then analyzes age differences in different learning situations, and discusses the preferable age in second language learning inChina.
