Child-adult Differences in Second Language Acquisition
Author: Stephen D. Krashen
Publisher: Newbury House
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13:
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Current Trends in Child Second Language Acquisition
Author: Belma Haznedar
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 372
ISBN-13: 9027253072
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Age as a Factor in Second Language Acquisition
Author: Jasmina Murad
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Published: 2009
Total Pages: 73
ISBN-13: 364031946X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeminar 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.
Age and the Acquisition of English as a Foreign Language
Author: María del Pilar García Mayo
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Published: 2003-01-01
Total Pages: 228
ISBN-13: 9781853596384
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"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. "
Second Language Acquisition and the Younger Learner
Author: Jenefer Philp
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9027219842
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis 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.
Practice in a Second Language
Author: Robert DeKeyser
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007-03-12
Total Pages: 342
ISBN-13: 9780521684040
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume focuses on 'practice' from a theoretical perspective and includes implications for the classroom.
Do children learn second languages easier than adults? A comparative analysis of child and adult second language acquisition
Author: Kevin Salzmann
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Published: 2014-06-13
Total Pages: 20
ISBN-13: 365667177X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSeminar 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.
Second Language Development
Author: Sascha W. Felix
Publisher: Tübingen : Narr
Published: 1980
Total Pages: 364
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKSecond Language Learning Before Adulthood
Author: Vanessa De Wilde
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Published: 2022-10-24
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 3110743132
DOWNLOAD EBOOKResearchers have looked into the role of individual differences in second language learning and found that differences between learners in areas such as language aptitude, language learning motivation and exposure to the language influence second language learning. Most of this research concerned adults. Far fewer studies have addressed the role of individual differences in second language learning of young learners. As second language learning programmes tend to start earlier than before and children are nowadays frequently exposed to a foreign language in social settings such as online games and social media, studying the role of individual differences in young learners can contribute both to SLA-theories and to evidence-based L2 education. This book discusses recent findings concerning the role of individual differences in language learning in young learners. The chapters in the book concern different topics linked to internal individual differences such as language aptitude, motivation, attitude and external individual differences such as exposure and type of instruction, the relative contribution of internal and external factors to language learning, and the interplay between the two types of individual differences.
The Psychology of the Language Learner
Author: Zoltán Dörnyei
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-04-04
Total Pages: 300
ISBN-13: 1135704775
DOWNLOAD EBOOKResearch results over the past decades have consistently demonstrated that a key reason why many second language learners fail--while some learners do better with less effort--lies in various learner attributes such as personality traits, motivation, or language aptitude. In psychology, these attributes have traditionally been called "individual differences." The scope of individual learner differences is broad--ranging from creativity to learner styles and anxiety--yet there is no current, comprehensive, and unified volume that provides an overview of the considerable amount of research conducted on various language learner differences, until now. Each chapter in this new volume focuses on a different individual difference variable. Besides a review of the relevant second language literature, Zoltán Dörnyei presents a concise overview of the psychological research involving each topic. A key concern for the author has been to define the various learner factors as measurable constructs and therefore the discussion includes a summary of the most famous tests and questionnaires in each domain. A wide range of readers will benefit from this book--students in linguistics, applied linguistics, modern languages, and psychology programs; second language teachers participating in in-service training courses; and researchers in second language acquisition and psychology.
