{"id":5199,"date":"2015-01-17T02:40:53","date_gmt":"2015-01-17T02:40:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/eltweekly.com\/?p=5199"},"modified":"2015-01-17T02:40:53","modified_gmt":"2015-01-17T02:40:53","slug":"oup-elt-article-factors-affecting-the-success-of-young-l2fl-learners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eltweekly.humbeestudio.xyz\/?p=5199","title":{"rendered":"OUP ELT Article: Factors affecting the success of young L2\/FL learners"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 3\u00a0| January 19<\/span><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036]<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Victoria Murphy says, &#8220;For the past few decades there has been a growing interest in child second language (L2) learning, particularly evidenced by the fact that increasingly around the world children are required to learn a second language in the primary school classroom.\u00a0 For example, Qiang (2002) reports that as of 2001 English language became a formal taught subject in the Chinese primary curriculum beginning at age 8 (grade 3) in order to increase the English language skills of China\u2019s population.\u00a0 Similarly in the UK, Modern Foreign Language (MFL) learning has been re-introduced into the English primary curriculum after a long absence.\u00a0\u00a0 As of 2014, native English-speaking children at Key Stage 2 (starting at 7 years old) are <em>entitled<\/em> to learn a MFL. \u00a0\u00a0These two examples illustrate that governments are showing a greater commitment to learning a (second) language during the primary school years. \u00a0What has led to this decision?<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Is age a critical factor?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One issue that appears in many of the reports available from the UK government highlights the ease with which children in primary school are able to pick up foreign language learning.\u00a0 For example the DCSF report \u2018Languages for all, Languages for Life\u2019 states that <em>\u201c<\/em><em>If a child\u2019s talent and natural interest in languages is to flourish, early language learning opportunities need to be provided, and their aptitude needs to be tapped into at the earliest opportunity when they are most receptive.\u201d <\/em>(DCSF, 2002)&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/oupeltglobalblog.com\/category\/applied-linguistics\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Read full article<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ELTWeekly Volume 7, Issue 3\u00a0| January 19, 2015 | ISSN 0975-3036] Victoria Murphy says, &#8220;For the past few decades there has been a growing interest in child second language (L2) learning, particularly evidenced by the fact that increasingly around the world children are required to learn a second language in the primary school classroom.\u00a0 For 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