The Effects of Age on the Rate of Learning a Second Language

1995 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16 ◽  
Author(s):  
Georgina R. Slavoff ◽  
Jacqueline S. Johnson
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Second Language ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Native Languages ◽  
Lengths Of Stay ◽  
Rate Of Learning ◽  
Two Age Groups

The present study evaluates the role of age on the rate of acquiring English as a second language in an immersion setting. Subjects were children with native languages typologically very different from English. The children arrived in the United States between the ages of 7 and 12 years and were tested on their knowledge of English grammatical morphology and syntax at different lengths of stay in the United States, ranging from 6 months to 3 years. Subjects' performance was predicted by the length of their stay in the United States and by gender, with females outperforming males. Age of arrival played no role in predicting subjects' rate of acquisition. Performance was very similar between two age groups examined (7–9– and 10–12-year-old arrivals) throughout the 3 years measured. The present results suggest that, on certain aspects of grammar, different-aged children acquire a second language during the first 3 years of acquisition at similar rates when their native language is very different in typology from the target language.

Feedback in Meertalige Kleutergroepen

1997 ◽  
Vol 56 ◽  
pp. 105-116
Author(s):  
Marty van Rijen
Keyword(s):  
Young Children ◽  
Native Speakers ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Target Language ◽  
Language Classroom ◽  
Feedback Strategies ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
High Degree ◽  
Two Age Groups

In the second-language classroom the teacher determines to a high degree the input and feedback L2-learners receive. Feedback informs learners of the accuracy of their production, after which they may alter their hypotheses about the target language. The role of feedback has been investigated from different theoretical points of view and there has been some research on its effect. However, most of these studies concern adults; hardly any research has focused on young children. In this article, I will discuss some of the literature about which feedback strategies are suitable for the SLA by non-native children in kindergarten. I will also summarize the results of the analysis of 18 lessons in kindergarten groups in which more than 90% of the children are non-native speakers, to determine which strategies teachers actually use. I will compare twelve different teachers, two age groups, two different vocabulary methods and two kinds of lessons.

Age-Based Trends of Gastric Adenocarcinoma in the United States

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 (5) ◽  
pp. 407-414
Author(s):  
Denslow Trumbull ◽  
Riccardo Lemini ◽  
Enrique F. Elli ◽  
Sanjay P. Bagaria ◽  
Kristopher Attwood ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Young Adults ◽  
Gastric Adenocarcinoma ◽  
Clinical Stage ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Stage 4 ◽  
Increasing Trend ◽  
Advanced Stages ◽  
Two Age Groups

Background Recent studies have shown an increase in the incidence of gastric cancer (GC) among young adults in Asia and Latin America. However, it is unknown if a similar trend is happening in the United States. Methods A retrospective review of the National Cancer Database was conducted to identify patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma between the years of 2004 and 2013. Results A total of 93 734 patients were included. The two age groups below 40 did not see a change in GC incidence; however, age groups above 40 had increasing incidence. Patients aged 18 to 25 had the largest proportion of stage 4 disease and a poor survival (median 11.5 months), compared to older patients. Conclusion Despite the increasing trend of GC among individuals, the incidence of GC among young adults is not increasing. However, this subpopulation presents at more advanced stages (clinical stage 4) and thus has worse survival.

Perceptions of negative stereotypes of older people in magazine advertisements: comparing the perceptions of older adults and college students

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 233-251 ◽  
Author(s):  
TOM ROBINSON ◽  
BOB GUSTAFSON ◽  
MARK POPOVICH
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Young People ◽  
Older People ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Negative Images ◽  
Strong Consensus ◽  
Two Age Groups

ABSTRACTNegative stereotypes not only affect how older people feel about themselves, but also how younger people feel about old age and their prospect of growing old. The research reported in this paper has examined the negative and potentially harmful stereotypes of older people portrayed in magazine advertisements in the United States, as perceived by groups of older and young people. Q-methodology sorts of 40 advertisements with negative images of older people, along with personal interviews, were used to probe older people's and college student's feelings and attitudes about the images. The subjects were placed in four categories: ‘moralists’, ‘objectors’, ‘ageing moralists’ and ‘resentfuls’. Regardless of whether stereotypes were used, the older people liked the advertisements that showed them as being clever, vibrant and having a sense of humour. Neither the older people nor the students liked advertisements that ridiculed or poked fun at older people, or presented them as being out of touch with reality and unattractive. Both groups rated the stereotypes dealing with the real problems associated with ageing as inoffensive. The comparison of the two age groups showed a strong consensus about which images were acceptable and which offensive.

scholarly journals Geospatial analysis of nonmedical vaccine exemptions and pertussis outbreaks in the United States

2017 ◽  
Vol 114 (27) ◽  
pp. 7101-7105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carlin Aloe ◽  
Martin Kulldorff ◽  
Barry R. Bloom
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Children And Adolescents ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
The United States ◽  
Geospatial Analysis ◽  
Community Level ◽  
Scan Statistics ◽  
Waning Immunity

Because of increased numbers of recorded pertussis cases in the United States, this study sought to understand the role of nonmedical vaccine exemptions and waning immunity may have had on the resurgence of pertussis in the United States at the community level. We used geospatial scan statistics, SaTScan, version 9.4, to analyze nonmedical vaccine exemptions of children entering kindergarten in 2011 and 2012 and reported pertussis cases in 2012 for children in age groups 5 years and younger and 10 to 14 years. Eight statistically significant clusters of nonmedical vaccine exemptions in kindergarteners and 11 statistically significant clusters of pertussis cases in children and adolescents were identified and geospatially linked. Forty-five percent of the counties in the study had high rates of nonmedical vaccine exemptions. The proportion of kindergarteners with nonmedical vaccine exemptions was 2.8 times larger in the identified exemption clusters. In addition, 31 counties had geographic clusters of high rates of pertussis in children ages 10 to 14 years old, consistent with waning immunity. Our findings are consistent with the view that geographic clusters of nonmedical vaccine exemptions and waning immunity may have been factors contributing to community-level pertussis outbreaks.

The Role of Gender and Sensation Seeking in Film Choice

2008 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-105 ◽  
Author(s):  
Smita C. Banerjee ◽  
Kathryn Greene ◽  
Marina Krcmar ◽  
Zhanna Bagdasarov ◽  
Dovile Ruginyte
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Negative Mood ◽  
Positive Mood ◽  
The United States ◽  
High Arousal ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Happy Mood

This study demonstrates the significance of individual difference factors, particularly gender and sensation seeking, in predicting media choice (examined through hypothetical descriptions of films that participants anticipated they would view). This study used a 2 (Positive mood/negative mood) × 2 (High arousal/low arousal) within-subject design with 544 undergraduate students recruited from a large northeastern university in the United States. Results showed that happy films and high arousal films were preferred over sad films and low-arousal films, respectively. In terms of gender differences, female viewers reported a greater preference than male viewers for happy-mood films. Also, male viewers reported a greater preference for high-arousal films compared to female viewers, and female viewers reported a greater preference for low-arousal films compared to male viewers. Finally, high sensation seekers reported a preference for high-arousal films. Implications for research design and importance of exploring media characteristics are discussed.

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