Second Language Acquisition And The Younger Learner

Author : Jenefer Philp
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027290563
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Second Language Acquisition and the Younger Learner written by Jenefer Philp and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Tatiana Gordon
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.17/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Young Children a Second Language written by Tatiana Gordon and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2007 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The last two decades have yielded some important research on how first and second generation immigrant children live and study in the United States. In particular, there are some significant findings that concern young children's second language development. This book provides an overview of recent linguistic and methodological research and examines the ways in which new theoretical findings can inform classroom practice. Gordon is particularly concerned with ways of rendering instruction intellectually challenging and exciting in the primary level ESL classroom.

Author : Mike Long
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1118882210
Total Pages : 456 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Second Language Acquisition and Task-Based Language Teaching written by Mike Long and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-07-31 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers an in-depth explanation of Task-Based Language Teaching (TBLT) and the methods necessary to implement it in the language classroom successfully. Combines a survey of theory and research in instructed second language acquisition (ISLA) with insights from language teaching and the philosophy of education Details best practice for TBLT programs, including discussion of learner needs and means analysis; syllabus design; materials writing; choice of methodological principles and pedagogic procedures; criterion-referenced, task-based performance assessment; and program evaluation Written by an esteemed scholar of second language acquisition with over 30 years of research and classroom experience Considers diffusion of innovation in education and the potential impact of TBLT on foreign and second language learning

Author : Rhonda Oliver
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351369385
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Young Second Language Learners written by Rhonda Oliver and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-06-12 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adopting a learner-centred approach that places an emphasis on hands-on child SL methodology, this book illustrates the practices used to teach young second language learners in different classroom contexts: (1) English-as-an-Additional-Language-or-Dialect (EAL/D) – both intensive EAL/D and EAL/D in the mainstream (2) Language-Other-Than-English (LOTE) (3) Content-and-Language-Integrated-Learning (CLIL), (4) Indigenous (5) Foreign-Language (FL). It will be particularly useful to undergraduate teachers to build upon the literacy unit they undertake in the first years of their course to explore factors that constitute an effective child SL classroom and, in practical terms, how to develop such a classroom. The pedagogical strategies for teaching young language learners in the six chapters are firmly guided by research-based findings, enabling not only pre-service teachers but also experienced teachers to make informed choices of how to effectively facilitate the development of the target language, empowering them to assume an active and effective role of classroom practitioners.

Author : Lynne Cameron
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 0521773253
Total Pages : 16 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Teaching Languages to Young Learners written by Lynne Cameron and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-03-15 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book will develop readers' understanding of children are being taught a foreign language.

Author : Jenefer Philp
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9027219842
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Second Language Acquisition and the Younger Learner written by Jenefer Philp and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Janet Enever
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1783098333
Total Pages : 297 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Early Language Learning written by Janet Enever and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2017-07-06 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first collection of research studies to explore the potential for mixed methods to shed light on foreign or second language learning by young learners in instructed contexts. It brings together recent studies undertaken in Cameroon, China, Croatia, Ethiopia, France, Germany, Italy, Kenya, Mexico, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Tanzania and the UK. Themes include English as an additional language, English as a second or foreign language, French as a modern foreign language, medium of instruction controversies and content and language integrated learning (CLIL). The volume reviews the choice of research methodologies for early language learning research in schools with a particular focus on mixed methods and proposes that in the multidisciplinary context of early language learning this paradigm allows for a more comprehensive understanding of the evidence than other approaches might provide. The collection will be of interest to in-service and trainee teachers of young language learners, graduate students in the field of TESOL and early language learning, teacher educators, researchers and policymakers.

Author : Victoria A. Murphy
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 019434889X
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Second Language Learning in the Early School Years: Trends and Contexts written by Victoria A. Murphy and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-05-07 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a much-needed overview of current themes and research on child second language learning.

Author : Brian Tomlinson
Publisher : A&C Black
ISBN 13 : 1441109439
Total Pages : 345 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Applied Linguistics and Materials Development written by Brian Tomlinson and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Applies applied linguistic theories to the development of materials for language learning to add new depth to the field.

Author : Carmen Muñoz
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
ISBN 13 : 1847699774
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Age and the Rate of Foreign Language Learning written by Carmen Muñoz and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2006-07-07 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the various ways in which age affects the process and the product of foreign language learning in a school setting. It presents studies that cover a wide range of topics, from phonetics to learning strategies. It will be of interest to students and researchers working in SLA research, language planning and language teaching.