New Perspectives on Older Language Learners

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Young-old learners are an underresearched group in foreign/second language research. The present mixed-methods study aims to provide a more differentiated view of this group in the context of lifelong learning and, more specifically, learning English as a foreign language. The author draws from concepts in gerontology, psychology, adult education, and foreign/second language research to investigate the L2-self-concepts of young-old language learners at Volkshochschulen in Germany.
Young-old learners are an underresearched group in foreign/second language research. The present mixed-methods study aims to provide a more differentiated view of this group in the context of lifelong learning and, more specifically, learning English as a foreign language. The author draws from concepts in gerontology, psychology, adult education, and foreign/second language research to investigate the L2-self-concepts of young-old language learners at Volkshochschulen in Germany.
1 Die Studie wirft einen neuen Blick auf das bisher zu wenig erforschte Feld der Fremdsprachengeragogik bzw. auf bisher wenig erforschte ältere Lernende (über 60 Jahre). Die meisten Studien über ältere Fremdsprachenlernende, befassen sich mit dem Spracherwerb und der damit verbundenen "Critical Period Hypothesis". 2 Die Studie ist in der Fremdsprachendidaktik verortet - in diesem Forschungsfeld gibt es bisher noch wenig Studien, die einen Mixed-Methods Ansatz haben.

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Miriam Neigert

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