Third Age Learners of Foreign Languages /

Third Age Learners of Foreign Languages / / ed. by Danuta Gabryś-Barker.

People are increasingly reaching the so-called third age, a period when seniors search for a renewed purpose to life and spend time undertaking activities that they consider motivating, such as the learning of a foreign language. The study of language learning among aging populations has become a fa...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Complete eBook-Package 2017
MitwirkendeR:
Bot, Kees de,
Derenowski, Marek,
Gabryś-Barker, Danuta,
Giroud, Nathalie,
Green, David W.,
Grotek, Monika,
Keijzer, Merel,
Kliesch, Maria,
Meyer, Martin,
Mystkowska-Wiertelak, Anna,
Niżegorodcew, Anna,
Oxford, Rebecca L.,
Pawlak, Mirosław,
Pfenninger, Simone E.,
Piechurska-Kuciel, Ewa,
Pot, Anna,
Singleton, David,
Szyszka, Magdalena,
Ślęzak-Świat, Agnieszka,
HerausgeberIn:
Gabryś-Barker, Danuta,
Place / Publishing House:Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2017]
©2017
Year of Publication:2017
Language:English
Series:Second Language Acquisition
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Contributors
  • Introduction: The Background
  • Part 1. Foreign Language Learning in the Third Age
  • 1. A Developmental Perspective on Third-Age Learning
  • 2. Really Late Learners: Some Research Contexts and Some Practical Hints
  • 3. The Interactional Challenge: L2 Learning and Use in the Third Age
  • 4. Research on Second Language Acquisition in Old Adulthood: What We Have and What We Need
  • 5. The Use of Indirect Language Learning Strategies by Third- Age Learners: Insights from a Questionnaire Study
  • 6. Balance and Coordination vs Reading Comprehension in L2 in Late Adulthood
  • 7. Compensatory Strategies in Senior Foreign Language Students
  • Part 2. Foreign Language Pedagogy in the Third Age
  • 8. Student Needs and Expectations Concerning Foreign Language Teachers in Universities of the Third Age
  • 9. Identifying the Characteristics of Foreign Language Teachers Who Work with Senior Learners
  • 10. Teaching English to Senior Students in the Eyes of Teacher Trainees
  • 11. Enhancing Language Awareness in Migrants' Third Age to Promote Well-Being
  • Concluding Comments and a Way Forward
  • Index

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