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Age and the acquisition of English as a foreign language / edited by María del Pilar García Mayo and María Luisa García Lecumberri.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Second language acquisition ; 4.
- Second language acquisition ; 4
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Bilingualism in children.
- English language--Study and teaching--Foreign speakers.
- English language.
- Language acquisition--Age factors.
- Language acquisition.
- Language and languages--Study and teaching.
- Language and languages.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (221 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Clevedon ; Buffalo : Multilingual Matters, ©2003.
- Language Note:
- English
- 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.
- Contents:
- Front matter
- Contents
- Introduction
- 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
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9786610828173
- 9781853596403
- 9781788920384
- 1788920384
- 9781280828171
- 128082817X
- 9781853596407
- 185359640X
- OCLC:
- 475918487
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