The Age Factor and Early Language Learning / / ed. by Marianne Nikolov.
This edited volume documents the state of the art in research into how the age factor interacts with other factors in a variety of educational contexts. The book comprises 17 chapters examining early language learning and teaching in a range of countries in Europe, Asia and North America. Authors di...
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Place / Publishing House: | Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA] ,
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (424 p.) :; Figs. and num. tabs. |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- 1. The age factor in context
- 2. Early foreign language learning: Published research, good practice and main principles
- 3. Assessment of early learning of foreign languages in the USA
- 4. Assessing young language learners: What is the construct?
- 5. Language proficiency and age-appropriate methodology at the English Kindergarten of Kuopio
- 6. ‘‘I can you help?’’ Assessing speaking skills and interaction strategies of young learners
- 7. Input and long-term effects of early learning in a formal setting
- 8. English /l/ and /r/ acquisition by Japanese children and adults
- 9. Individual differences in early language programmes
- 10. Early foreign language instruction in Greece: Socioeconomic factors and their effect on young learners’ language development
- 11. The role of aptitude in young learners’ foreign language learning
- 12. Primary English in China: Policy, curriculum and implementation
- 13. The teacher factor in early foreign language learning programmes: The case of Vietnam
- 14. Chinese primary school students’ use of communication strategies in EFL classrooms
- 15. Expanding the comparative context for early language learning: From foreign to heritage and minority language programmes
- 16. The status of the target language: Contemporary criteria influencing language choices for early learners in England
- 17. English for Young Learners (EYL) in grades 1 and 2 in Israel: A critical discourse analysis
- Backmatter