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The Relationship between the Age of Firstly Being Exposed to Second Language and the Language Proficiency among Children in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, Take English as an Example

Xinyan ZhangSchool of Foreign Languages, China West Normal University, Shida Road 1st, Nanchong, China*

* Corresponding author: [email protected]

Abstract

This paper will take English as an example, evaluating the English proficiency by the grades of their Junior School Entrance Examination and Speech Production Test of 55 students in the same class in Chengdu, Sichuan Province.And finally, discuss the relationship between their ages of firstly being exposed to English and their English proficiency, at the same time, put forward some constructive suggestions for government, schools, and parents in terms of second language learning, helping improve the teaching effectiveness.

Keywords: age; second language proficiency; children; Chengdu
Published: May 17, 2023
DOI: 10.54254/2753-7064/3/20220586
Volume: CHR Vol.3
pp. 696-703
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