A linguistic study on excluding formal education in second language from grades one and two;

Abstract

Start age for formal education in second language varies throughout the world. Presently, In Sri Lanka, formal education in second language commences at grade three in government schools. Accordingly, this study aims at finding out whether starting formal English education from the first grade in Sri Lankan schools will make students more proficient in second language when they come to grade three while having no negative impact on their skills in mother tongue.