Second Language Acquisition and the Younger Learner by Jenefer Philp
This new volume of work highlights the distinctiveness of child SLA through a collection of different types of empirical research specific to younger learners. Characteristics of children’s cognitive, emotional, and social development distinguish their experiences from those of adult L2 learners, creating intriguing issues for SLA research, and also raising important practical questions regarding effective pedagogical techniques for learners of different ages. While child SLA is often typically thought of as simple (and often enjoyable and universally effortless), in other words, as “child’s play”, the complex portraits of young second language learners which emerge in the 16 papers collected in this book invite the reader to reconsider the reality for many younger learners. Chapters by internationally renowned authors together with reports by emerging researchers describe second and foreign language learning by children ranging from pre-schoolers to young adolescents, in home and school contexts, with caregivers, peers, and teachers as interlocutors.-
Dimensions of L2 Performance and Proficiency
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Motivation and Foreign Language Learning
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Linguistics for Intercultural Education
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Connected Words
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Lexical Input Processing and Vocabulary Learning
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Technology and Instructed Second Language Acquisition
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Early Language Education in Instructed Contexts
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Audiovisual Input and Second Language Learning
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9789027219855 |
| ISBN 10 | 9027219850 |
| Title | Second Language Acquisition and the Younger Learner |
| Author | Jenefer Philp |
| Series | Language Learning And Language Teaching Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | John Benjamins Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2008-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 334 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |