[PDF] Second Language Acquisition And Lifelong Learning eBook

Author : Simone E. Pfenninger
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 157 pages
File Size : 47,85 MB
Release : 2023-05-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1000863271

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Language fundamentally defines and distinguishes us as humans, as members of society, and as individuals. As we go through life, our relationship with language and with learning shifts and changes, but it remains significant. This book is an up-to-date resource for graduate students and researchers in second language (L2) acquisition who are interested in language learning across the lifespan. The main goal is to survey and evaluate what is known about the linguistic-cognition-affect associations that occur in L2 learning from birth through senescence (passing through the stages of childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and third age), the extent to which L2 acquisition may be seen as contributing to healthy and active aging, the impact of the development of personalized, technology-enhanced communicative L2 environments, and how these phenomena are to be approached scientifically and methodologically. The effects of certain specific variables, such as gender, socio-economic background, and bilingualism are also analyzed, as we argue that chronological age does not determine the positioning of L2 learners across the lifespan: age is part of a complex web of social distinctions such as psychological and individual factors that intersect in the construction of a learner’s relative status and opportunities.

Author : Lourdes Ortega
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 11,50 MB
Release : 2014-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 144411705X

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Whether we grow up with one, two, or several languages during our early years of life, many of us will learn a second, foreign, or heritage language in later years. The field of Second language acquisition (SLA, for short) investigates the human capacity to learn additional languages in late childhood, adolescence, or adulthood, after the first language --in the case of monolinguals-- or languages --in the case of bilinguals-- have already been acquired. Understanding Second Language Acquisition offers a wide-encompassing survey of this burgeoning field, its accumulated findings and proposed theories, its developed research paradigms, and its pending questions for the future. The book zooms in and out of universal, individual, and social forces, in each case evaluating the research findings that have been generated across diverse naturalistic and formal contexts for second language acquisition. It assumes no background in SLA and provides helpful chapter-by-chapter summaries and suggestions for further reading. Ideal as a textbook for students of applied linguistics, foreign language education, TESOL, and education, it is also recommended for students of linguistics, developmental psycholinguistics, psychology, and cognitive science. Supporting resources for tutors are available free at www.routledge.com/ortega.

Author : Cristiana Palmieri
Publisher : Multilingual Matters
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 48,38 MB
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1788922212

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This book explores the motivations of adult second language (L2) learners to learn Italian in continuing education settings in Australia. It focuses on their motivational drives, learning trajectories and related dynamics of identity development triggered by the learning process. Central to the study are adult L2 learners, who are still a largely under-researched and growing group of learners, and readers will gain a better understanding of the learning process of this specific group of learners and ideas for sustaining L2 adult learning motivation in continuing education settings. Furthermore, the book discusses the role played by the Italian migrant community in Australia in making Italian a sought-after language to learn. It explores how a migrant community may influence motivation, and highlights and expands on the notion of L2 learning contexts, showing the existence of sociocultural environments where second language learning trajectories are affected by the presence of migrant groups.

Author : Kirsten M. Hummel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,68 MB
Release : 2013-12-16
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1118588029

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Introducing Second Language Acquisition: Perspectives and Practices represents a clear and concise introduction to the main concepts, issues, and debates in second language acquisition studies aimed specifically at undergraduates encountering the topic for the first time. Follows six fictitious language learners throughout the text whose stories serve to introduce various concepts and issues Contains specific chapters on first language acquisition and bilingualism, as well as explicit references to the most recent and important research Covers key topics including acquisition contexts, theoretical perspectives, language teaching methods, second language development, and individual differences (such as age, aptitude, and motivation) Grabs student attention with lighthearted cartoons that illustrate and reinforce key ideas Features a full range of pedagogical tools to aid student learning, including “language learning in practice” textboxes; bolded new terms defined in the margins; an end-of-book glossary; self-assessment and classroom discussion questions; exercise and project ideas; and further online viewing sections

Author : Judie Haynes
Publisher : ASCD
Page : 177 pages
File Size : 28,87 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Education
ISBN : 1416605193

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A veteran educator provides insights and strategies for educators unaccustomed to working with students whose native language is not English.

Author : Fred R. Eckman
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,21 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780805816877

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First Published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Clarena Larrotta
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 26,19 MB
Release : 2022
Category : English language
ISBN :

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Researchers and practitioners in the field of Second Language Acquisition are in a constant search to gain understanding of how adults learn a second language and how to better support them in the language acquisition process. Thus, in putting together this volume of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education (NDACE), the purpose was to create a cohesive issue on aspects related to teaching English to adults who are speakers of other languages and who are participating in language instruction in different settings and programs around the United States. The goal was also to provide a space for both researchers and practitioners in the field to share their knowledge and reflect on their teaching practices. Therefore, this issue includes theory and practice connections with a focus on lifelong learning and it is based on a constructivist and holistic perspective to adult education.

Author : Guy Claxton
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 39,48 MB
Release : 2001-06-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 185539538X

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From the author of the bestselling 'Hare Brain, Tortoise Mind', comes a breakthrough book on the future of learning. The new sciences of brain and mind are revealing that everyone has the capacity to become a powerful, lifelong learner. We can all learn how to learn; it has little to do with conventional intelligence or educational success. Guy Claxton teaches us how to raise children who are curious and confident explorers, and how we ourselves can learn to pair problem-solving with creativity. 'Wise-Up' is essential and compelling reading for parents, educators and managers alike. Guy Claxton is Visiting Professor in Psychology and Education, and Director of the Research Programme on Culture and Learning in Organisations (CLIO), at the University of Bristol. He is the author of thirteen published books.

Author : Shawn Loewen
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 40,89 MB
Release : 2014-07-21
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1136305912

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Introduction to Instructed Second Language Acquisition is the first book to present a cohesive view of the different theoretical and pedagogical perspectives that comprise instructed second language acquisition (ISLA), defined as any type of learning that occurs as a result of the manipulating the process and conditions of second language acquisition. The book begins by considering the effectiveness of ISLA and the differences between ISLA and naturalistic L2 learning. It then goes on to discuss the theoretical, empirical, and pedagogical aspects of such key issues in ISLA as grammar learning; interaction in the classroom; focus on form, function and meaning; vocabulary learning; pronunciation learning; pragmatics learning; learning contexts; and individual differences. This timely and important volume is ideally suited for the graduate level ISLA course, and provides valuable insights for any SLA scholar interested in the processes involved in second language learning in classroom settings.

Author : Marysia Johnson
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 217 pages
File Size : 24,5 MB
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0300129416

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divdivHow does a person learn a second language? In this provocative book, Marysia Johnson proposes a new model of second language acquisition (SLA)—a model that shifts the focus from language competence (the ability to pass a language exam) to language performance (using language competently in real-life contexts). Johnson argues that current SLA theory and research is heavily biased in the direction of the cognitive and experimental scientific tradition. She shows that most models of SLA are linear in nature and subscribe to the conduit metaphor of knowledge transfer: the speaker encodes a message, the hearer decodes the sent message. Such models establish a strict demarcation between learners’ mental and social processes. Yet the origin of second language acquisition is located not exclusively in the learner’s mind but also in a dialogical interaction conducted in a variety of sociocultural and institutional settings, says the author. Drawing on Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and Bakhtin’s literary theory, she constructs an alternative framework for second language theory, research, teaching, and testing. This approach directs attention toward the investigation of dynamic and dialectical relationships between the interpersonal (social) plane and the intrapersonal (individual) plane. Johnson’s model shifts the focus of SLA away from a narrow emphasis on language competence toward a broader view that encompasses the interaction between language competence and performance. Original and controversial, A Philosophy of Second Language Acquisition offers: · an introduction to Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory and Bakhtin’s literary theory, both of which support an alternative framework for second language acquisition; · an examination of the existing cognitive bias in SLA theory and research; · a radically new model of second language acquisition. /DIV/DIV