马小晅

• 1:福州软件职业技术学院公共基础部

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摘要(Abstract)：

外语教学低龄化的现象引发了人们重新审视“越早=越好”的观点，这一观点的背后可能是由于一些概念的混淆，如“二语”和“外语”、“习得”与“学习”、“关键期假说”等。对于这一观点的论证主要从三个维度进行：外语学习的初始速度、长期成就和类似母语的熟练程度。事实证明，除了生物学的年龄因素外，在课堂环境中存在许多与年龄不可分割的其他因素会影响外语学习。因此，“越早=越好”的观点有待商榷，对于年龄能否作为外语学习成功预测的决定性因素尚不能盖棺定论。

关键词(KeyWords)： 外语教学;年龄;二语习得;关键期假说

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作者(Author): 马小晅

DOI: 10.19473/j.cnki.1008-4940.2024.05.007

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