1．概述本世纪50、60年代开始，国外对外语学习起始年龄与学习成效的关系作了大量研究。这种研究在70、80年代尤为盛行。人们从各个角度研究和分析年龄因素对外语学习的影响，试图揭示外语学习的最佳起始年龄。然而众说不一，尚无定论。国内对此的研究和探索仍不多。本文以有关 1. In the 1950s and 1960s, a great deal of research has been done on the relationship between the starting age of foreign language learning and learning outcomes in foreign countries. This kind of research is particularly prevalent in the 1970s and 1980s. People from all angles study and analyze the impact of age on foreign language learning, trying to reveal the best starting age of foreign language learning. However, different opinions, there is no conclusion. Domestic research and exploration on this is still not much. This article is related