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Table 6 Early exposure to English for School Three students: time, age and settings (N = 10)

From: The importance of English in primary school education in China: perceptions of students

Student

Current year of primary

Current age

Time of first exposure to English

Setting

S3_S1

3

8

Kindergarten (3-5/6 years old) or

Primary One (6-7 years old)

Kindergarten or/and

Private tutoring

S3_S2

3

9

S3_S3

3

8

S3_S4

4

9

S3_S5

4

10

S3_S6

3

9

1st year of Kindergarten

Kindergarten and Private tutoring

S3_S7

3

9

Primary Three (8-9 years old)

School Three

S3_S8

6

12

Primary One (6-7 years old)

Private tutoring

S3_S9

5

11

3rd year of Kindergarten

Private tutoring

S3_S10

6

12

Primary Three (8-9 years old)

School Three