Young Children's Learning of English as a Foreign Language in Korean Context : Is Earlier Better?
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This study compared ten four-year old children to thirteen seven-year old children in their English ability in order to determine whether younger children perform better than older children in learning English as a foreign language. The children in this study have attended eight sessions of an English program for four weeks and have taken two tests before and after the program. The results based on statistical and qualitative analyses show that the younger learners failed to show better performance in learning than the older learners, which is in contrast of common knowledge. As a result, what is the best and most efficient way to learn English is still open to debate. In addition, the limitations of this study are discussed.
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