A study of the relationship of sex, age, bilinguality of parents, exposure to other foreign language and language family of the mother tongue with the second language acquisition by children
Date of Publication
1986
Document Type
Bachelor's Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts Major in Behavioral Sciences
College
College of Liberal Arts
Department/Unit
Behavioral Sciences
Abstract/Summary
Nineteen children aged 5-11 years, belonging to English as Second Language program and representing level A of English language proficiency, were used as the subjects of the study. The study aimed to establish the possible influences and relationships of the factor's age and sex of children, their previous exposure to another foreign language, the language of their mother tongue and the bilinguality of their parents on/with their acquisition of English as second language. The statistical analysis established the sex and age of children and the language of their mother tongue influenced the acquisition of English as second language. Previous exposure to the target language was also found to have made a difference in language acquisition.
Abstract Format
html
Language
English
Format
Accession Number
TU03388
Shelf Location
Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall
Physical Description
43 leaves
Recommended Citation
Shahnaz, T. (1986). A study of the relationship of sex, age, bilinguality of parents, exposure to other foreign language and language family of the mother tongue with the second language acquisition by children. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/15149
