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Second language acquisition abroad : the LDS missionary experience / edited by Lynne Hansen.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Hansen, Lynne, 1940-
Series:
Studies in bilingualism ; v. 45.
Studies in bilingualism, 0928-1533 ; v. 45
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Second language acquisition.
Language and languages--Study and teaching.
Language and languages.
Language and culture.
Intercultural communication.
Sociolinguistics.
Bilingualism.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (278 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
This volume brings together for the first time a collection of studies devoted to missionary language learning and retention. Introductory chapters provide historical perspectives on this population and on language teaching philosophy and practice in the LDS tradition. The empirical studies which follow are divided into two sections, the first examining mission language acquisition by English-speaking missionaries abroad, the second focusing on post-mission language attrition. These chapters by internationally known scholars offer cutting-edge research using a number of different target langua
Contents:
section 1. Acquisition of mission languages
section 2. Attrition of mission languages.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786613469342
9781283469340
1283469340
9789027281661
9027281661
OCLC:
775302012

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