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Author : Stephen D. Krashen
Publisher : Newbury House
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 35,46 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
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Author : Belma Haznedar
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 24,38 MB
Release : 2008-07-09
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027290598
This volume presents recent generative research on the nature of grammars of child second language (L2) acquirers -- a learner population whose exposure to an L2 occurs between the ages of 4 to 8. The main goal is to define child L2 acquisition in relation to other types of acquisition such as child monolingual and bilingual acquisition, adult L2 acquisition, and specific language impairment. This comparative perspective opens up new angles for the discussion of currently debated issues such as the role of Universal Grammar in constraining development, developmental sequences in L2, maturational influences on the 'growth' of grammar, critical period effects for different linguistic domains, initial state and ultimate attainment in relation to length of exposure, and L1-transfer in relation to age of onset. These issues are explored using longitudinal, cross-sectional, and experimental data from L2 children acquiring a range of languages, including Dutch, English, French, and Greek.
Author : María del Pilar García Mayo
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 26,57 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9781853596384
"This book provides an overview of current research on the age factor in foreign language learning, addressing issues, which are critical for language planning. It presents new research on foreign language learning within bilingual communities in formal instruction settings focussing on syntax, phonology, writing, oral skills and learning strategies. "
Author : Robert DeKeyser
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 28,72 MB
Release : 2007-03-12
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 9780521684040
This volume focuses on 'practice' from a theoretical perspective and includes implications for the classroom.
Author : Kevin Salzmann
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 21,96 MB
Release : 2014-06-13
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : 365667177X
Seminar paper from the year 2014 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 2,3, University of Kassel (Institut für Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Introduction to Second Language Acquisition, language: English, abstract: In the field of Second Language Acquisition (SLA), researchers often get confronted with a controversial issue: Are children better second language learners than adults? Do they always outperform older learners? After a general introduction into the field of SLA, this term paper focuses on the relevance of age in second language learning. Theories of critical and sensitive periods during the learning process will be examined in order to emphasize that age has an important impact on effective SLA. Afterwards, specific differences in child and adult SLA will be taken into consideration; how do children acquire a second language and how is it different from the acquisition of an old- er person? By answering these questions differentiated it might be possible to come to a conclusion whether children or adults are better second language learners.
Author : Jasmina Murad
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 73 pages
File Size : 34,92 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 364031946X
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, Free University of Berlin (Institute for English Linguistics), course: Second Language Acquisition, 23 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: One of the central questions that SLA has tried to answer is why learners of a non-native language (L2) evince such a high degree of interindividual variation in their final attainment relative to the L2 components and skills they have acquired. In order to offer a satisfactory response to this key issue, SLA researchers have posited the existence of a set of individual factors of a very different nature, such as aptitude, motivation, attitude, personality, and intelligence, among others, that might explain such variation. However, one of the most obvious potential explanations for the lack of success of L2 learners compared to L1 learners is that the acquisition of a foreign language begins at a later age than that of the mother tongue does. Thus, it has been prevalently assumed that age itself is a predictor of second language proficiency. This paper focuses on research which has been carried out on maturational constraints for SLA and hereby tries to find answers to various questions concerning age as a factor in SLA.
Author : Jürgen M. Meisel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 11,57 MB
Release : 2011-07-07
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1139496379
Infants and very young children develop almost miraculously the ability of speech, without apparent effort, without even being taught - as opposed to the teenager or the adult struggling without, it seems, ever being able to reach the same level of proficiency as five year olds in their first language. This useful textbook serves as a guide to different types of language acquisition: monolingual and bilingual first language development and child and adult second language acquisition. Unlike other books, it systematically compares first and second language acquisition, drawing on data from several languages. Research questions and findings from various subfields are helpfully summarized to show students how they are related and how they often complement each other. The essential guide to studying first and second language acquisition, it will be used on courses in linguistics, modern languages and developmental psychology.
Author : Jenefer Philp
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 34,89 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9027290563
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 : Sonia Rocca
Publisher : John Benjamins Publishing
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 20,92 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9789027241467
As one of the first books in child second language acquisition (SLA), this book focuses on the core area of tense-aspect morphology, reporting on three L1-Italian children learning L2 English vs. three L1-English children learning L2 Italian. An innovative longitudinal/bidirectional research design, where two languages represent both source and target, show effects of language transfer in learners that, because of their age, still have potential to become native-speakers of the target. An unusual feature of this book is that relevant studies of acquisition of L2 Italian, some heretofore only in Italian, are reviewed, incorporated into the study and made available to a more general audience. Though the main focus is on child SLA, crucial comparisons to both first language acquisition vs. adult SLA are presented. This approach will thus be of interest more generally to readers in first and second language acquisition and child development.
Author : M. Amira
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 26,47 MB
Release : 2023-03-20
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 3346837017
Essay from the year 2021 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,5, Trinity College Dublin (Centre for Language and Communication Studies), course: Language, the Individual and Society, language: English, abstract: The assumption that children are better at learning languages than adults is neither new nor resolved and provides a constant space for debate in the field of linguistic research. The role of age in language acquisition is a contested and complex topic and the question whether children are better language learners provides a broad basis for discussion and reflects general beliefs that persist concerning language learning. However, this question is too general and must be narrowed down in order to stay within the realm of a realistic focus and to develop a reasonable argument. Therefore, I will investigate this question on the basis of age effects with a particular focus on second language acquisition. This essay discusses positions coming in for and against the assertion that children are better language learner than adults. In order to access the problematic of this question, we are going to take a look at common beliefs on age effects in second language acquisition. In the following analyses, the common “the younger, the better” belief is discussed, in combination with related SLA myths. In this context, the role of internal and external factors on SLA and in what way they impact bilingual outcome is taken into consideration. On the basis of this knowledge, particular differences in language acquisition for younger and older learners emerge, which demonstrate the complexity and range of language development. Next, we will approach various perspectives on the notion of the involvement of a biological variable that determines or influences language proficiency and whether this variable creates a biological advantage for children in language acquisition.