Early and Late Language Start at Private Schools in Turkey

Autor/inn/en	Cepik, Saban; Sarandi, Hedayat
Titel	Early and Late Language Start at Private Schools in Turkey
Quelle	In: Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, 12 (2012) 4, S.3199-3209 (11 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1303-0485
Schlagwörter	Achievement Tests; English (Second Language); Foreign Countries; Second Language Learning; Language Skills; Language Proficiency; Private Schools; Questionnaires; Teacher Attitudes; Beliefs; Cognitive Structures; Age Differences; Outcome Measures; Educational Attainment; Early Experience; Language Tests; Comparative Analysis; Comparative Testing; Turkey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Ausland; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Language skill; Sprachkompetenz; Language skills; Private school; Privatschule; Fragebogen; Lehrerverhalten; Belief; Glaube; Cognitive structure; Kognitive Struktur; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Bildungsabschluss; Bildungsgut; Frühbeginn; Language test; Sprachtest; Türkei
Abstract	This study examines the interaction effect of age in L2 attainment. It explores whether success in foreign language learning at early childhood grades varies depending on age. It also addresses the beliefs of foreign language teachers regarding the variables under review. Eighty-three 11 year-old language learners who started learning English at different ages were placed into two groups. The initial exposure of the early starters was 5-6 and of the late starters, 9-10. A set of language proficiency tests covering all four-language skills were given to the participants to determine the possible differences in the proficiency of the two groups. Also, qualitative data was collected from 6 teachers through a questionnaire that aimed to elicit their beliefs regarding the effect of age on L2 attainment. The findings showed that the early starters did not perform significantly better than the late starters in any of measures. The teachers, however, indicated that the early language learners had more positive attitude towards English compared to the late starters. Findings underscore that language attainment may involve a lot of variables and that early age may not take account of the whole issue. (Contains 2 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10