The Age-Length-Onset Problem in Research on Second Language Acquisition Among Immigrants
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4501804 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Gillian Stevens (University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2006 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 671-692 |
| Publication date | 2006-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Language Learning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0023-8333 • E-ISSN: 1467-9922 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9922.2006.00392.x |
| OpenAlex | W2152853775 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 32 |
| References cited | 33 |
Studies investigating the possible effects of age at immigration (a proxy for age at onset of second language learning) on second language acquisition among immigrants often explicitly take the effect of length of residence in the destination country (a measure of exposure to opportunities to learn the second language) into account. A third variable, age at testing, recently has caught the attention of some scholars. However, the three variables "age at immigration,""length of residence," and "age at testing" are linearly dependent. The easiest and most common response to this problem is to ignore one or two of the variables. In this article I show that this strategy can result in potentially misleading conclusions and then suggest some strategies for dealing with the problem
Age of Acquisition · Cognition · Developmental psychology · Econometrics · First language · Geography · Immigration · Language acquisition · Linguistics · Mathematics education · Proxy (statistics) · Residence · Second-language acquisition · Sociology · Statistics · Variable (mathematics) · Demography · Mathematics · Migration and Labor Dynamics · Multilingual Education and Policy · Psychology · Second Language Learning and Teaching
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Estimable Functions of Age, Period, and Cohort Effects
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Age at immigration and second language proficiency among foreign-born adults
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| Unique citing works | 32 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,78 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2025 (18) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 32 |