Age in L2 Acquisition and Teaching
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Beschreibung
This book comprises eleven contributions dealing with various aspects of age and the age factor in the acquisition and teaching of second languages, particularly English and Spanish. The articles chosen for this monograph have been written by expert researchers in the field from Spain, Great Britain and the USA. The advances put forward in this book will certainly be of interest to researchers, scholars, and graduate students working on this topical issue in the fields of bilingualism, multilingualism, and second language teaching and learning. The book is divided into three parts. Part one deals with theoretical issues related to age and their pedagogical implications. Part two centers on age and L2 learning in school and family settings. Part three focuses on age and the relationship between aptitude and child/adult L2 learning.
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Christián Abello-Contesse
Themen in »Age in L2 Acquisition and Teaching«
Abello Acquisition Aufsatzsammlung Bilingualism Contesse Fremdsprachenlernen L2 Acquisition L2 Teaching Language learning age factor Lebensalter Multilingualism Teaching
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«All of the chapters of the volume are carefully and competently written, and one can also not help but notice how well formatted and copyedited the book is. One of its additional strengths is how reader-friendly it is. All of the chapters are relatively brief and to the point, and this makes the work ideal for students, practitioners, and scholars who want a quick but competent overview of the burning issues in this area of research. Most of the chapters also include insightful and genuinely well-rounded pedagogical recommendations.» (Scott Jarvis, Studies in Second Language Acquisition)
«... this is a wide-ranging and highly engaging collection, one that should find a place on the bookshelf of anyone interested in age effects in language learning, in early L2 instruction, and / or in bilingual language acquisition. [...] I wish the book well, and I recommend it heartily.» (David Singleton, Multilingual & Multicultural Development)
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