The Age Factor and Early Language Learning /

The Age Factor and Early Language Learning / / ed. by Marianne Nikolov.

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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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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter DGBA Backlist Complete English Language 2000-2014 PART1
MitwirkendeR:
Alexiou, Thomaï,
Carmel, Rivi,
Curtain, Helena,
Edelenbos, Peter,
Enever, Janet,
Harris, John,
Heinzmann, Sybille,
Hoti, Andrea Haenni,
Inbar-Lourie, Ofra,
Jalkanen, Joanne,
Kasai, Chise,
Kiss, Csilla,
Kubanek, Angelika,
Mattheoudakis, Marina,
Mihaljević Djigunović, Jelena,
Moon, Jayne,
Muñoz, Carmen,
Müller, Marianne,
Nikolov, Marianne,
Peng, Jing,
Shohamy, Elana,
Wang, Qiang,
Zhang, Lili,
HerausgeberIn:
Nikolov, Marianne,
Place / Publishing House:Berlin ;, Boston : : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2009]
©2009
Year of Publication:2009
Language:English
Series:Studies on Language Acquisition [SOLA] , 40
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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

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