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Age and the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language / ed. by María del Pilar García Mayo, María Luisa García Lecumberri.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: Second Language AcquisitionPublisher: Bristol ; Blue Ridge Summit : Multilingual Matters, [2003]Copyright date: ©2003Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)Content type:
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ISBN:
  • 9781853596391
  • 9781853596407
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 418 22
LOC classification:
  • P118.65 .A37 2003eb (Online)
Other classification:
  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Theoretical Issues -- 1. Critical Period or General Age Factor(s)? -- 2. Phonological Acquisition in Multilingualism -- 3. Know Your Grammar: What the Knowledge of Syntax and Morphology in an L2 Reveals about the Critical Period for Second/foreign Language Acquisition -- Part 2: Fieldwork in Bilingual Communities -- 4. The Influence of Age on the Acquisition of English: General Proficiency, Attitudes and Code Mixing -- 5. Age, Length of Exposure and Grammaticality Judgements in the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language -- 6. English FL Sounds in School Learners of Different Ages -- 7. Maturational Constraints on Foreign-language Written Production -- 8. Variation in Oral Skills Development and Age of Onset -- 9. Learner Strategies: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study of Primary and High-school EFL Teachers
Summary: 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.
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eBook eBook Biblioteca "Angelicum" Pont. Univ. S.Tommaso d'Aquino Nuvola online online - DeGruyter (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Online access Not for loan (Accesso limitato) Accesso per gli utenti autorizzati / Access for authorized users (dgr)9781853596407

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Part 1: Theoretical Issues -- 1. Critical Period or General Age Factor(s)? -- 2. Phonological Acquisition in Multilingualism -- 3. Know Your Grammar: What the Knowledge of Syntax and Morphology in an L2 Reveals about the Critical Period for Second/foreign Language Acquisition -- Part 2: Fieldwork in Bilingual Communities -- 4. The Influence of Age on the Acquisition of English: General Proficiency, Attitudes and Code Mixing -- 5. Age, Length of Exposure and Grammaticality Judgements in the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language -- 6. English FL Sounds in School Learners of Different Ages -- 7. Maturational Constraints on Foreign-language Written Production -- 8. Variation in Oral Skills Development and Age of Onset -- 9. Learner Strategies: A Cross-sectional and Longitudinal Study of Primary and High-school EFL Teachers

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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.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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