Investigating the Effect of Age Factor on Learning English as a Foreign Language

Abstract

This study aims at investigating the age factors and how it is related to the fluency and understanding of English as a foreign language at the basic level schools, it is directed towards a specific area which deals with two domains of the English language the vocabulary and the grammar. The pupils who are The target goal of this study are the pupils who studied English at an early age from first grade ,as well as pupils who studied English at a late stage namely their fifth grade, testing them after three years of their study of the English language so the test will be given to the 4th grade pupils, , and grade 8 pupils. The researcher has used the exact same test to the two groups which match their mental ability and their language understanding, and make a comparison between the two target stages to reach the fundamental aim of conducting this study. The method which is used in conducting this research is the descriptive analytical method; the collected data is analyzed by using statistical package for social sciences SPSS. The final results show that age has an effect in the process of learning English as a foreign language in favor of young age. The researcher recommends that there should be more concentration on teaching English for young pupils who studied English from first grade.