Abstract:The present study was conducted to test the theory of ‘the younger the better’ (Lenneberg, 1967; Penfield, 1959) by examining Tunisian EFL public primary school teachers’ perceptions of lowering the age of teaching English in elementary schools. In doing so, a quantitative method approach was used to collect data from a sample of 30 teachers working at public primary schools in Tunis and an interview for 5 inspectors of English from different regions of Tunis. They were asked to express their views concerning … Show more
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