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An Empirical Study on Age Variable 　　Abstract：Age　is　a　very　important　variable　in　second　language　acquisition.　For　years，　the　effect　of　age　in　SLA　（second　language　acquisition）　is　a　disputable　topic　in　the　field　of　linguistics.　However，　the　dispute　focuses　more　on　theoretical　basis　rather　than　the　research　of　substantial　evidence.　Therefore，　we　have　made　a　quantitative　survey　on　the　students’　scores　（11　times）　from　junior　1　to　senior　2　（5　years）　in　the　middle　school　by　analyses　between　those　（over　30　students）　who　have　learned　English　for　3　years　in　the　primary　school　and　those　（about　400　students）　who　have　not.　Fe　to　the　conclusion　that　the　idea　of　“the　younger，　the　better”　in　FLL　（foreign　language　learning）　should　be　doubted. 　　Key　words：　Age　variable；　CPH；　Optimal　age 　　LIU　Zhiliang　（2012）.　An　Empirical　Study　on　Age　Variable.　Studies　in　Literature　and　Language，　5（3），　-0.　Available　from：　http：///index.php/sll/article/view/j.sll.1923156320120503.2115 　　DOI：　http：///10.3968/j.sll.1923156320120503.2115 　　INTRODUCTION 　　Cblem　of　starting　age　in　learning　a　foreign　language　or　when　to　start　a　second　language　course　in　primary　school，　there　is　been　no　agreement　in　the　past　50　years　in　the　world，　and　there　is　no　satisfactory　conclusion　drawn　from　the　three　stages　of　heated　discussion　in　1980s，　1990s　and　at　the　beginning　of　the　21st　century　in　China，　either. 　　Ablem，　a　quantitative　survey　has　been　made　on　the　students’　scores　（11　times）　from　junior　grade　1　to　senior　grade　2　（5　school　years）　in　a　middle　school　by　analyses　between　those　（over　30　students）　who　had　learned　English　for　3　years　in　a　primary　school　and　those　（about　400　students）　who　had　not　in　China.　The　paired　sample　T-test　of　SPSS　has　been　made　to　check　all　the　descriptive　statistics　of　the　two　groups　of　data　to　make　sure　if　there　are　any　significant　differences　between　them，　by　doing　so　we　can　arrive　at　the　empirical　conclusion　that　whether　or　not　there　are　any　correlations　between　age　and　scores　of