外语磨蚀的性别差异

Sex Differences of Foreign Language Attrition

本文基于704名大学毕业生的问卷调查结果，通过外语磨蚀程度、外语磨蚀的影响因素和易蚀群体的性别差异分析，得出了如下基本结论：（1）外语磨蚀程度存在明显的性别差异；（2）影响外语磨蚀的因素有8个：磨蚀前水平、磨蚀时间、外语接触量、年龄、外语学习方式、情感因素、读写能力和性别。其中，性别是本文新提取的影响因素；（3）外语磨蚀的主要影响因素间的作用路径和强度均不存在性别差异；（4）外语易蚀群体存在明显的性别差异，表现为：男性的决策因素为磨蚀前水平，而女性为外语接触量。

Based on questionnaires to 704 college graduates,sex differences are explored in the degree of foreign language attrition,affecting factors and the features of subjects prone to attrition. The following conclusions are derived： （ 1 ） sex differences are observed in the degree of foreign language attrition;（2）eight factors affecting foreign language attrition are identified：proficiency level prior to attrition,time since onset of attrition,exposure to target langnage, age at onset of language attrition, foreign language Leaming mode, affective factors,literacy, and sex which is a factor retrieved for the first time in this paper; （3） no sex differences are found in the path and strength of the main factors affecting foreign language attrition; （4） sex differences are detected in the subjects prone to attrition. The proficiency level prior to attrition is the main decisive factor for the male subjects, and the exposure to target language for the female subjects.