Subjective versus objective language proficiency: An investigation of age of acquisition and exposure in multilinguals

Presentation Year

2024

College or Department

College of Professional Studies

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Multilinguals can differ in their level of proficiency for each language they speak. Factors that can impact one’s language proficiency include age of acquisition (AoA), which refers to the time point when beginning to learn a language and exposure, which refers to the amount of contact a person has with the language. Proficiency is often assessed subjectively, via one’s self-report of one’s perceived proficiency level and less often objectively, via observed and/or measured performance on proficiency tests. This study investigated the relationship between subjective and objective language proficiency as impacted by age of acquisition and exposure.

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Yes

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Mari

Primary Contact: Last Name

Sanchez

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ks2271@humboldt.edu

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Faculty

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707-826-3748